Mali: Disabled Seek Jobs, Not Charity

Mali's disabled have access to some healthcare options, and are supported by associations and charities, but what they really want is to find work and contribute to the economy, says an NGO.

Children selling cassava roots in the market at Dire, a small town on the northern bank of the River Niger, west of Timbuktu, Mali.

  • Mali:  Disabled Seek Jobs, Not Charity

    UNIRIN, 18 October 2010

    Mali's disabled have access to some free healthcare options, and are supported by a number of associations and charities, but what they really want is to find work and contribute… Read more »

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