Ejisu Assembly Distributes Start-up Equipment to Persons With Disability
From Ernest Best Anane, Ejisu
The Ejisu Municipal Assembly has distributed start-up equipment to selected Persons With Disability in the municipality to improve their living standards. Deaconess Jerryn Asante, Municipal Chief Executive, explained that the gesture was made possible by the Assembly’s Common Fund, which allocated 5% of its resources to support people with disabilities.
She noted that the equipment, including industrial sewing machines, fufu pounding machines, printers, ovens, and wheelchairs, would help reduce the hardship faced by the beneficiaries. Some beneficiaries had previously resorted to begging due to lack of employable skills, becoming a burden to their families and society.
Asante advised beneficiaries to use the equipment for its intended purpose, warning that selling it would lead to legal consequences. The Assembly would monitor the equipment’s use through the social welfare department.
Mr. Eric Kwabena Bediako, Municipal Coordinator of the Disabled, thanked the NDC government for the support and assured that the equipment would be used productively.
He appealed for continued support to improve the living standards of people with disabilities through inclusive governance.
