Cape Verde: USADF Signs Two Grants to Support Grassroots Groups

press release The United States African Development Foundation continued their assistance to marginalized, under-served populations in Africa by signing two grant agreements to benefit community groups in Cape Verde. The grants will benefit Associação Cabo-verdiana de Deficientes (ACD) and Apoio a Autopromoção da Mulher no Desenvolvimento (MORABI). After signing the grants, USADF President Lloyd Pierson stated, “These grants will support some of Cape Verde’s most marginalized populations so that they can create jobs, increase their incomes, and secure a better quality of life for themselves and their families.” A community organization in Praia, ACD assists persons with disabilities to improve their quality of life by operating a candle production project. ACD’s main challenge is pinpointing an alternate and sustainable way... [read full story]                    

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