Agencies Serving Blind & Partially Sighted People
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Nigeria
Nigeria Association of the Blind
c/o ANWAB, 275 Herbert Macaulay Way, Alagomeji, PO Box 3518, Sabo-Yaba, Lagos,
Nigeria.
Contact persons: Mme Esther Andrew Awur and Mr Okon David Udoh
Tel: +234 80 5505 6840 or +234 80 2661 5415
Email: andrew.esther@yahoo.com; david.okon@firstbanknigeria.com; nigeria_association_of_the_blind@yahoo.com
Last updated: 17/02/2010
Nigerian Nation Union of the Blind (NNUB)
Magami Road, after Lowcost Primary School, PO Box 512, Jalingo, Taraba State,
Nigeria.
Contact person: Mr. Stephen I. Ayagwa, National President/Project Director
Tel: +234 80 680 79243
Email: nnub25@yahoo.co.uk
Activities: The NNUB trains both adult blind men and women, youths and children. The school
is to train them on all fields of education and handicraft in order to make them self-reliant as well
as getting gainful employment at public and private organisations. Advocacy of human rights issues.
Last updated: 02/01/2007
St Joseph Centre for the Visually Handicapped
The Catholic Diocese of Ogoja, PO Box 120, Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Contact person: Rev. Sr. Rose Edith Abang, Project Director
Tel: +234 80 359 70495; 80 426 6616
Activities: Advocating the eradication of begging by the blind by assisting the visually handicapped to fulfill their position in the community. Promoting the dignity of labour though vocational rehabilitation. Exploiting opportunities for intellectual advancement in academics and technical education for the visually handicapped.
Last updated: 02/01/2007