Eagles are large keen- sighted bird of prey known for their strong wings and strong soaring flight. They symbolize Resilience, Power, Boldness, Tenacity which are attributes of leaders. They are said to have weak voice but we believe in symbiotic and communal relationship. For us, a blind or visually impaired woman sees with the strong eyes of an Eagle. Which is

four- eight times powerful than an average human adult.

When there is a storm other birds run, but an eagle spreads its mighty wings against the current and soar to greater height. For us, every blind woman has a story to tell. While some are congenitally blind (from birth), some became blind during their life. Also, our ethnicity, language, size, strength, nationality may defer but one thing which we share in common ‘blindness or visual impairment is what brings us together to change the narrative or negative perception about blindness. We understand that not everyone is confident on the skills and abilities of a blind woman which further heighten the gap promoting exclusion of blind women in influential or leadership roles.

However the case may be, through our various programs, activities we will bridge the gap and promote the integration of blind or visually impaired women in the society.

Eagles are fearless hunters; no matter its size or strength, it will never submit itself to a prey. This symbolizes determination. We understand that there are stereotypical instances when certain profession or leadership roles are pronounced for men while the African woman is made to understand that they belong to the weaker vessel and so doing, should not be entangled in certain profession. It further becomes a scary moment for either a blind or partially sighted woman who acquires the needed skills or competent in a given profession, her blindness is seen as a limitation to succeed in such profession.

This for us channels our strength on changing the narrative and breaking the bias about blindness through experiential learning and innovative approaches for a sustainable society.

Finally, the  mother Eagle is known to nurture her young ones. For us every blind woman has a transitioning story. Either blind from birth or adventitiously blind or low vision, the ability to self- integrate back to the society varies. Reason we at Eagles Voice provides practical and theoretical guidance on how best to assimilate and associate to the society either through trainings, capacity building, exposure trips to strengthen/ sharpening their mobility skills etc.

As a leader, there are people who needs one’s strength and passion to enable them fly to an altitude desired. This requires investing one’s time to ensure others gets relevant skills

At Eagles Voice, we represent the spring board between the society the blind and partially sighted women of Nigeria and beyond. We are critical thinkers and innovative in our dealings. We therefore promote freedom, integration, inclusion, confidence, equity, professionalism and resilience regardless of disability, nationality, age, language etc.