Focus on Ability Society (FOAS) is a youth led, not-for-profit nongovernmental organisation in Malawi, established in September, 2016 and got registered in 2019 under the Trustees Incorporation Rules of Laws of Malawi (CAP. 5:03), with the registration number TRNR-ZZKTMJ. FOAS was founded on the mission to promote abilities of people with disability, women and youth among other marginalised groups through awareness, training and support.
We work in areas of Disability Inclusion Awareness; Youth Empowerment; Humanitarian Response; Gender Equality; Health and Behaviour Change; and ICT and Entrepreneurship Training.
Since 2017 to date, with financial support from NOVA Employment, we have been organizing an annual programme called Focus on Ability Short Film Festival. The festival (https://times.mw/voting-for-films-opens-in-focus-on-ability-film-fest/) aims at raising awareness about abilities and achievements of people with a disability in Malawi. Every year we encourage filmmakers and people with a disability to showcase abilities of people with a disability with a goal to challenge people’s fixed beliefs and perceptions towards abilities and lives of people with disability through the medium of film. For the seven consecutive years we have showcased over 200 films and documentaries telling stories about abilities of people with a disability. Through the festival we have awarded over 35 people with a disability and filmmakers with start-up prize money which has helped them start and boost their enterprises and careers.
In April, 2019, FOAS with again support from NOVA Employment donated food items and blankets to 300 flood survivors that included people with disability in Chikwawa District in the southern region which every year experiences floods and droughts.
In 2023 with financial support from NOVA Employment, we Employment assisted 4,000 Cyclone Freddy survivors with food and sanitation items at Manja FP School and Soche evacuation camps in Blantyre.
Company Details
- Employees
- 4
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Zingwangwa, Blantyre, Blantyre,312216,malawi
- Industry
- Civic And Social Organizations
- NAICS
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Civic and Social Organizations
- Keywords
- Disability, Youth Empowerment, Humanitarian Response, Gender Equality, Health and Behaviour Change, ICT and Entrepreneurship Training, Peace Building, Agriculture and Climate Change.
- HQ
- Blantyre
- Competitors
- NOVA Employment, Al-Taqwa College, Ability Focus.
Focus On Ability Society (Foas) Questions
Focus On Ability Society (Foas)'s website is https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/malawi.html
Focus On Ability Society (Foas)'s LinkedIn profile is https://mw.linkedin.com/company/focus-on-ability-society-foas
Focus On Ability Society (Foas) has
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employees at Focus On Ability Society (Foas).
Focus On Ability Society (Foas)'s industry is
Civic and Social Organizations
Focus On Ability Society (Foas)'s top competitors are
Nova Employment,
Al-Taqwa College,
Ability Focus.
Focus On Ability Society (Foas)'s categories are Civic and Social Organizations
Focus On Ability Society (Foas)'s founding year is 2016
