Abilities Foundation

Abilities Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Jamaica that focuses on empowering and promoting the rights of individuals with disabilities. It aims to create opportunities for economic and social inclusion for this historically marginalized population.

Through federal grant awards, Abilities Foundation has worked to increase food security and raise awareness about the rights of people with disabilities in Jamaica. In a recent $154,600 grant from the Inter-American Foundation, the organization will provide sustainable agriculture training to improve food security, strengthen its social enterprise, and raise public awareness about the rights of individuals with disabilities. This grant supports the Inter-American Foundation's strategic initiative to promote the economic and social inclusion and human rights of marginalized populations. Additionally, Abilities Foundation received a $20,000 grant from the Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in 2019 to support an empowerment program for women with disabilities, offering workshops on self-love, health, wealth, and entrepreneurship. The organization has also served as a sub-grantee, collaborating with Family Health International on a business incubator program focused on social entrepreneurship. Through these grants, Abilities Foundation has delivered training, capacity-building, and awareness-raising initiatives aimed at empowering individuals with disabilities and promoting their economic and social inclusion in Jamaica.