About Us
Aleph Education and Empowerment Foundation Ltd/Gte is a not-for-profit organization which was conceived shortly after the 2015 International Conference on disabilities in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference was initiated by Prof Paul Ajuwon in collaboration with the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
From the Conference, the need for building capacity in an endeavour at improving access to a fulfilling and healthy lifestyle for persons with disability in an inclusive society was manifest.
Immediately, a group of parents of persons with disabilities led by Dare Daniel and an advocate of persons with learning disabilities came together to address the challenges in many meetings and travels over several months leading to the incorporation of the foundation on December 15, 2017.
The Vision
A world where persons who learn differently and/or with intellectual and developmental disabilities live fulfilling and healthy lives as valued members of the community.
The Mission
To promote the education and training of persons who learn differently and/or with intellectual and developmental disabilities for the purposes of empowerment, social development, economic inclusion and the general well-being of those who support them.
Core Values
- Respect for the dignity of all people regardless of their disability.
- Right of persons with disabilities and those who support them to education and training for the purposes of empowerment.
- Integrity in all efforts and pursuits of the attainment of an inclusive society.
- Acceptance and openness to differences in people.
Aims/Objectives
- To provide information, counselling, social and developmental support, including assistance in the placement of students in educational and other institutions for persons with learning, intellectual and developmental disabilities and those who support them.
- To organize training for the improvement and further development of relevant academic and non-academic staff.
- To create public awareness of the activities of the foundation in collaboration with relevant stakeholders through publications, conferences, exhibitions, workshops and promote the acceptance and inclusion of persons with disabilities in the society.
- To support research and promote activities aimed at improving knowledge, access, development, inclusion and integration of persons with learning, intellectual and developmental disabilities.
