{"id":2103,"date":"2025-11-21T14:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yieldupdev.org\/?page_id=2103"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:10:15","slug":"project-bale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yieldupdev.org\/?page_id=2103","title":{"rendered":"Project BALE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2103\" class=\"elementor elementor-2103\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9163c2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9163c2d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfe7cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dfe7cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e0f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9e0f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/yieldupdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-19-134635-1024x759.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yieldupdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-19-134635-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/yieldupdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-19-134635-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/yieldupdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-19-134635-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/yieldupdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-19-134635-268x199.png 268w, https:\/\/yieldupdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-19-134635.png 1039w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90e7e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e90e7e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f882ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f882ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8dd3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-sopot_project_info\" data-id=\"7c8dd3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sopot_project_info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"project-details__right\">\n                            \n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled project-details__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Project Name:<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BALE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Category:<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nonprofit<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Marginalized Communities<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People with Disabilities<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Location:<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> JorFada Northbank community, Makurdi<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Share:<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"project-details__social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yieldup_dev?s=21\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yieldupdevelopmentinitiative\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/yieldup-development-initiative\/\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yieldup_dev?igsh=a3FxMmVvdHkzYjI0&amp;utm_source=qr\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837fc36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"837fc36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f8239 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35f8239\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf77e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adf77e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT BALE seeks to combat the prevalent illiteracy in children living with disabilities starting with our pilot project in JorFada Northbank community, Makurdi, Benue State, this is a center built by turning waste plastic bottles into sustainable eco-friendly inclusive libraries.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6be94d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6be94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Focal Areas<\/b><br>\nFormal &amp; Informal Education(Individualized Disability Learning): This is a learning journey for youths in rural areas to learn reading, arithmetic, writing, comprehensive through easy to grasp concept specific to each disability need. We would have a pre-skill assessment to understand the level of learning the child is. We would utilize fun creative games that supports learning and prepares them to solve social needs like disability and climate awareness.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd16747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd16747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creativity (vocational and digital skills):We are improving their skills to embrace technology for learning with focus on skills like Product Design, Product Management, Coding. Also, they will be taught how to use local resources to make useful products e.g, where plastics bottles, waste are used to teach how to make creative pieces like trash bins, flower vases, bags. We have held Waste To Vase Workshops.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc193ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc193ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Therapy (counseling, psychiatric and animal-assisted services): specialised sessions to improve their quality of living for young persons with disabilities, support tips to care givers and therapy like physiotherapy and service and therapy animals support.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bea26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2bea26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f46ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40f46ab\" 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