The Member of Parliament for Okere Constituency in Eastern Region, Daniel Nana Addo Kenneth, together with the Okere District Assembly, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with African Disability Policy Advocate to train 50 Persons Living with Disabilities in livestock rearing and poultry farming in the district.
This 2-year contract agreement between the MP, African Disability Policy Advocate, and Okere District Assembly aims to create job opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in the area and to take them off the streets from begging for alms.
Speaking with journalists, Daniel Nana Addo Kenneth mentioned that the program is fully funded by the African Disability Policy Advocate for the next two years.
He said persons with disabilities also play a major role in nation-building, hence the country has to provide the necessary support for them to improve their living conditions.
“We will coordinate and monitor it to ensure the right people benefit from this program because the welfare of the PWDs in my constituency is my topmost priority,” he added.
The Country Director of African Disability Policy Advocate, Jeff Tetteh Kavianu, on his part, noted that this training will bring total relief to Persons Living with Disabilities in the district.
According to him, with time the number will increase to create space for more physically challenged people to partake in this initiative to help better their lives and become self-reliant in their various communities.
He revealed that the government has increased the Disability Fund and this is good news for all 261 Assemblies across the country.
He said their support will augment the existing one to expand to others who have not yet been enrolled in the program.
The District Chief Executive of the Assembly, Eric William Ayetey, stated that they will be visiting households in the district to select PWDs who are not engaged in any work and bring them to be part of the agricultural training to help them position themselves well in life and prevent them from seeking support on the roadside.
The Okere DCE reiterated his commitment to working closely with the MP to lobby for more infrastructure projects and human empowerment programs for Okereman.
Mr. Ayetey underscored the importance of teamwork, saying that championing development for the people does not depend on political affiliation.
He stressed that they are leaving no developmental projects unattended in Okere.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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