Techiman Municipal Assembly support 59 PWDs

Techiman Municipal Assembly has supported 59 Persons living with Disabilities (PWDs) with logistics and cash to empower them economically.

The Persons living with disability were drawn from Ghana Society with Physical Disability, Society of Intellectual Disability and Ghana National Association of the Deaf has received 94,788 as part of their share of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF).

As part of the total figure about Ghc15,200 was used to purchase logistics including water pumping machines, fufu pounding machines, refrigerators among others for the PWDS.

An amount of Ghc57,553 was given out to the PWDS to support them in education, health, petty trade while Ghc25,028 was also used to renovate their offices and organization support.

Mr Solomon Amaning Acting Director at the Techiman Municipal Social Welfare and Community Development disclosed this on Tuesday at Techiman during the disbursement of the logistical support to the PWDs.

Mr Amaning noted that the disbursement covers the 4th quarter of 2020 and 50 percent of first quarter 2021, 41 people received cash amounts while 18 people received items to help improve their socio-economic lives among others.

Mr Benjamin Yaw Gyarko, Techiman Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) noted that government was committed to promoting the welfare of persons with disability, however these efforts were to empower them so they could meet societal demands.

Mr Gyarko indicated that aside this, government has implemented many social interventions such as National Health Insurance registration for PWDs, Planting for Food and Jobs, Rearing for Food and Jobs and support from the district assembly common fund.

He urged the beneficiaries to use the cash and logistics judiciously so as to elevate them from their current predicament. “Use these support to empower yourself so you will not turn back to say government has not been supportive”, he stressed.

The MCE hinted that the Assembly would continue to monitor and supervise the use of items to ensure they are being used for their intended purpose

Madam Mary Akua received a water pumping machine for her farm, Madam Abena Saah received 30 bags of cement for the construction of her provision store, Mr Hudu Dabanga received fufu pounding machine while Mr Johnson Dufia received a refrigerator for his cold store business while others also received various items.

Madam Georgina Afrah, a representative for the Ghana Federation of the Disability Group on the common fund committee commended government for listening to the plight of the PWDs and supporting them.

She added that they would use the items to improve their lives.