The Dormaa Municipal Assembly has presented cheques for GH¢6,745.00 to 16 members of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled (GFD) out of an amount of GH¢9,000.00 allocated to the Federation by the assembly.
The rest of the amount, which forms part of their two per cent share of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), would be used to undertake the construction of an office accommodation and a workshop for disabled persons.
Presenting the cheques, Mr Gordon Asubonteng, the Municipal Chief Executive, said it was part of the assembly’s aim of ensuring timely release of their fund in order to meet their socio – economic needs.
He reiterated the commitment of the assembly to support persons living with disability, adding that, it will never be the intention and agenda of the government to marginalize them but would rather help to fully integrate them in society.
Mr Owusu Sekyere Obeng, the Municipal Director of the Social Welfare, thanked the assembly for disbursing their share to members of the Federation of the Disabled.
He stated that the disability fund would be used for organizational development, capacity building of members, educational support, income generation and the provision of assistive devices/health needs.
Mr Obeng urged the general public to offer any kind of support to the people living with disabilities rather than becoming a liability to them.
Source: GhanaWeb
