Blind Women Association appeals to govt
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Saturday, November 17, 2007
Blind Women Association appeals to govt
Kumasi, Nov.17, GNA - Blind Women in the country has called on the government
and other benevolent organizations to extend financial support to them to
enable them to improve on their socio-economic status.
Madam Cecilia Batholomew, National President of the Women's Wing of the Ghana
Blind Association made the call particularly to the First Lady, Mrs. Theresa
Kufuor to extend the support being offered by her civil society organization to
the members of the Wing to undertake economic ventures.
She made the call at the Annual Forum of the Women's Wing of the Association in
Kumasi on Friday.
The forum was held under the theme; "The Role of Women's Ministry towards the
blind and partially sighted Women and Girls at Ghana @50". It was sponsored by
the Disabled People's Organization of Denmark and brought together 35 blind
women drawn from all over the country to brainstorm and discuss issues
affecting their welfare and development. Madam Batholomew pointed out that,
women, including the blind contribute immensely to the socio-economic
development of the country and should therefore not be discriminated against in
any way. She expressed dissatisfaction about the attitude of some prominent
people who refuse to attend programmes organized by the blind and said that
behaviour made the blind not accepted in the society. Miss Alice Botchway,
Ashanti Regional director of the Department of Women assured the members that
the Ministry of Women's and Children's Affairs was providing micro-financial
assistance to all women groups in the country, including blind women.
She asked the members to identify some of their members who have excelled in
their fields of endeavour and send their names to be included in the women
achievers of the country.
Mr. Yaw Ofori Debrah, National President of the Ghana Blind Association
appealed to the district assemblies to assist disable persons in their areas to
prepare project proposals to enable them to obtain the two per cent allocated
to them from the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF).
Source: GNA
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