A training scheme is helping break down barriersAt 21, Mateus Mbazo from Sofala province in Mozambique faced a stark choice: starve or steal. At his church that he heard about an initiative that would change his life: a programme offering training for people with disabilities. “They think, ‘Why would we invest in a disabled child?’“We reach out to the disabled child, support them, make sure that mum or dad sends them to school in the first place. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Marta Lucas, 13, in her classroom at the 25 September primary school in Buzi district, Mozambique. “It was on my mind that disabled people should be included in their community and work side by side, not in special places.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2017 09:00 UTC