Project Info
Persons with disabilities and their families in the Centre and South Regions of Cameroon face persistent barriers to economic participation. Also, existing financial and community savings systems like Njangi (VSLAs) rarely consider the specific needs of persons with disabilities. These systems often lack flexible structures, adapted training, and inclusive insurance mechanisms.
To address this gap, the project implemented by eBASE Africa with funding from CBM (Christian Blind Mission), adopts a household-centered approach that combines economic empowerment for resilience, inclusive Njangi savings, and a household micro- insurance scheme designed to protect families from unplanned health expenditure and prevent the erosion
- The project directly targets 640 beneficiaries, including 100 persons with disabilities and caregivers supported in micro-enterprise/self- employment
- 200 persons accessing formal and informal social protection
- 40 individuals receiving short-term skills and financial literacy training
- 10 OPDs (approximately 300 members)
- Indirectly, the project reaches an estimated 3,200 household members.
Project Objectives
Overall objective: To improve the economic resilience and inclusion of persons with disabilities & families of children with disabilities through community-owned Njangi models integrated with evidence-based decision-making and inclusive financial practices.
Specific objective: To enable 100 families of persons with disabilities to co-create, finance, and manage inclusive income-generating businesses using Njangi solidarity models and the eBASE family Centered Evidence Toolkit for Disability (EFCETD) toolkit
Project Implementation
The project adopts a household-centered approach combining;
- Economic empowerment through skills development, start-up assets, business coaching, and digital marketing;
- Disability-inclusive Njangi savings schemes co- designed with OPDs and linked to formal banking,
- Social protection, including household micro- insurance to prevent catastrophic health expenditure and guided access to formal protection mechanisms. Continuous accompaniment and evidence-based tools guide implementation.
Project Evaluation
Result 1: Persons with disabilities and Caregivers of children with disabilities strengthen their business skills to enhance income generating potential
Result 2: Families of persons with disabilities are more resilient through enhanced access to health insurance and inclusive social protection services