Photo of Mr Peter Ayamga Ayinbisa, the Bongo District Chief Executive
The Bongo District Assembly in the Upper East Region has disbursed an amount of GH¢65,634.00 to persons with disability (PWDs) in the area to assist them to undertake income generating activities to better their lives.
This is the third time, this year, that the PWDs in the area have received their stated percentage share of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF).
The total comes up to GH¢178,723.50.
Unlike the previous payment system that involved cash, the beneficiaries were issued to the beneficiaries.
Mr Peter Ayamga Ayinbisa, the District Chief Executive (DCE, said the assembly had approved an additional amount of GH¢18,170.00 for the procurement of deep freezers, tricycles and sewing machines for 13 of the PWDS.
Another amount of GH¢28,200.00 was going to be used to buy goats and sheep for supply to 52 other beneficiaries to start animal rearing.
He said the goal was to transform their lives by helping them to go into economic activities – petty trading, rope making, basket and hat weaving.
They were supposed to use the money either as start-up capital or to expand their businesses.
Mr Ayinbisa admonished them to make the most out of the opportnity and said that was in their own interest.
He underlined the determination of the assembly to collaborate with Management Committee Disability Fund to effectively monitor how the money was utilized.
He warned that anyone found to have misused the money would not benefit from any future support.
The DCE assured every registered PWD in the area that they would be denied their share of the fund.
Mr Clement Mba, President of Bongo District Chapter of the Ghana Federation of Disability, expressed gratitude to government for increasing the disability fund from two to three per cent.
He said it had enabled children of disabled parents to be respected in the society as their parents were able to cater well for their needs.(GNA)