Mrs. Evelyn Yawa Bansah, the Bono East Regional Director of Department of Social Welfare has observed that every human being irrespective of one’s caliber has his or her strength and weaknesses, therefore, Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) should not be seen as liabilities to the society.
According to her, it is very sympathetic to see PWDs begging for alms on the streets while they could use same energy and time to work or do something meaningful to earn themselves a dignified life, as “disability is not inability”.
Mrs. Evelyn Yawa Bansah was speaking in an interview with the media as the Techiman Municipal Assembly presented cash amount and deep Freezers to a tune of GhC78, 000 to some forty-five (45) PWDs.
The donation was to support members do businesses or further their education in order to become useful to the society and contribute their quota to the development of the nation.
For his part, Benjamin Yaw Gyarko, the Techiman Municipal Chief Executive in his address revealed that, the presentation formed part of the disbursement of the District Assemblies Common Fund and therefore charged the Department of Social Welfare to continue monitoring to ensure that beneficiaries put the monies or items received to good use.
Some beneficiary PWDs expressed their gratitude to the Techiman Municipal Assembly, pledging to put the monies and items received to proper use.
The also pleaded with other members who have not benefited to have patience and register with the Social Welfare Department as it would be their turn next time.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
