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Mr. Soumana Pathé presents on Strategies of Integration and the Promotion of the Physically Disabled in Africa at the ACC
Activist speaks out on rights of the physically disabled
On October 16, 2008 the U.S. Embassy’s American Cultural Center hosted a presentation by Mr. Soumana Pathé, a noted Nigerien activist and director of PRAHN, a local NGO promoting the rights of the physically-challenged. The presentation centered on information Mr. Pathé acquired during his U.S.-sponsored participation in a November 2007 conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, which dealt with strategies for educational, social and economic integration of persons with disabilities in Africa. The U.S. Embassy has participated in a series of activities in partnership with PRAHN to raise local awareness of issues related to the rights of the physically disabled.