The Sekyere Central District Assembly has made available an amount of GH¢93,150.00 in support of the physically challenged in the area.
Mr Joshuah Adam Asihene, the District Coordinating Director, said this was in compliance with the requirement that two per cent of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) should be allocated to the disabled persons.
The money would be disbursed to a total of 274 people, he said, adding that it was meant to assist and provide them with some economic relief.
He urged those beneficiaries with vocational skills to use their share to apply their trades to better their lives.
Mr Asihene also appealed families to do more to support them to end the situation where they beg for alms at traffic intersections and on the streets.
Mr Francis Amedor, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Association of the Physically Challenged Persons, thanked the assembly for readily releasing the money.
Source: GhanaWeb
