21-09-2012
Twenty physically challenged persons in the Bawku West District of
the Upper East have been assisted with wheel chairs to facilitate their daily
movement. The donation made through the Bawku West Area Development Programme
(ADP) of World Vision (WV) Ghana engineered under the auspices of the ‘Gift –In-Kind’
Department of WV in Tamale. Making the presentation, the Manager of the Bawku
West Area Development Programme, Bernard Kpare advised beneficiaries to handle
the chairs with care and not mishandle them with the harbor intention that “Gifts
were free”. He mentioned that his office was committed to advancing the cause
of the poor and vulnerable and would not under any circumstance turn a blind eye
as far as plight of the marginalized in society are concerned. The District
Coordinator of social Welfare, Mr. James Ayasekeya showed gratitude to WV for
the kind gesture. The donation, he observed, would go a long way to ensure easy
movements of beneficiaries, which he further noted would in turn change their lives
for the better since they would be assisted in all fields of endeavours,
particularly in their businesses and institutions of study. The Chairman for
the Federation of the Disabled, Solomon Ayaaba outlined some challenges faced
by persons with disability in the area and mentioned lack of accessibility with
respect to physical structures. This, he lamented pose a major challenge especially
in state institutions. He moreover challenged the assembly to consider making
their structures accessible to them so that they can perform their duties with
ease. In response to the concern raised, a representative of the DCE, Mr Imoro
Abass said the assembly is putting in necessary measures to ensure that structures
provided are made accessible to facilitate the easy movement of the disabled.
Mr Abass however assured beneficiaries of assembly’s support and appeal to them
to unearth their God given potentials to benefit society and not look down on themselves
for disability is not inability. Mr
Abass in his closing remark thanked WV for its immense support to the poor and vulnerable in society
and urged them to keep the good work for the benefit of humanity and mankind.
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