Audio By Carbonatix
The Edikanfo Progressive Foundation (EPF), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), in collaboration with the Free Wheel Chair Mission based in Virginia in the United States, on Saturday donated 15 wheel chairs to the Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Society of the Physically-Challenged.
The gesture was to complement government’s efforts to enhance the capacity of the marginalized and the vulnerable in the society and also emulate Christ who loves the sick and disabled, the group said.
Miss Bernice Dapaah, Programmes Manager, who presented the wheelchairs said the group which is ten years old and had three branches in Ashanti, Greater Accra and Northern regions had been supporting target groups in the form of advocacy education, development projects and training through the mobilization of resources.
Miss Dapaah hinted that plans were afoot to set up a special school for the physically-challenged in Kumasi, adding that individuals who are in need of the chairs should contact them.
Mr Abdul-Aziz Mohammed, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Society of Physically Disabled, said the chairs would facilitate the movement of members especially school children in the deprived areas who commute long distances to school.
He called on the government to design modules for the disabled members under the National Youth Employment Programme.
Source: GNA
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Let The Constitution direct Chieftaincy to deliver “All Development Is Local”
30 minutes -
Ghana explores centre of excellence for hearing, communication and cochlear implant care
2 hours -
Schizophrenia-related disorders lead mental health cases recorded in Ghana
2 hours -
Dutch authorities enlist Ghana in hunt for fugitive drug lord Bolle Jos
3 hours -
Ghana housing finance conference adopts communiqué to improve affordable housing access
7 hours -
Special Initiatives Minister urges Wa Technical Institute to enrol more girls as EU-backed solar training lab opens
8 hours -
In the matter of my first year at the Bar
8 hours -
ActionAid Ghana calls for an end to child marriage, greater investment in girls’ rights
8 hours -
Newsfile to tackle World Cup visa scandal, beach demolitions, education strikes, BRICS bid
8 hours -
UK-Ghana Trade & Investment Summit: Trade Resource Centre to help businesses maximise UK-Ghana trade opportunities
8 hours -
Embassy of Denmark celebrates World Maritime Day
9 hours -
Linking LEAP to productive inclusion could cut extreme poverty by 2030 – UNICEF
10 hours -
Trade Ministry backs use of creative arts to rehabilitate prison inmates
10 hours -
Negotiations with government to continue despite strike suspension – GNAT
10 hours -
‘Ghana cannot afford to waste public resources; every cedi has a job’ – Ato Forson
10 hours