One World Action helps disabled people in El-Salvador become self-reliant

Interesting article about a hammock making co-operative in El-Salvador, and how it is changing the lives of disabled people with the help of a grant from One World Action.

Read the full article in the Independent on Sunday

"After recruiting a dozen locals, some blind, deaf, crippled or unable to speak, they decided to start a business making hammocks. The facility opened last year. Today, its brightly-woven hammocks sell in markets for $60 (£39), meaning that each worker earns about $10 a day. They learn to make hammocks but are also taught financial administration and marketing skills, which could one day allow them to start their own businesses.

The facility also doubles as a health centre, providing the community with its only doctor and dentist, and allows many co-operative members to receive their first ever proper therapy for their disabilities."