Africa-Press – Ghana. The Amansie South District Assembly has supported 51 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the district with assorted income-generating items to enhance their livelihoods and promote economic inclusion.
The items, which included refrigerators, fufu pounding machines and cash, were presented as part of efforts to improve the beneficiaries’ economic prospects and support self-reliance.
Mr Benjamin Marfo, the District Chief Executive, speaking at a brief ceremony to hand over the items, said the intervention reflected the Assembly’s commitment to empowering vulnerable groups and ensuring that PWDs received the support needed to become economically self-reliant.
He urged the beneficiaries to use the items for their intended purposes, stressing that the support was meant to provide sustainable sources of income rather than short-term relief.
Mr Marfo cautioned against the sale or misuse of the items, noting that such actions would defeat the objectives of government social protection programmes aimed at improving the welfare of persons with disabilities.
“The items are meant to help you establish or expand your small businesses and improve your standard of living. I therefore appeal to you to use them responsibly and not to sell them,” he advised.
Mr Martin Osei Gyimah, Chairman of Persons with Disabilities in the Amansie South District, expressed gratitude to Government and the District Assembly for the support, describing it as timely and impactful.
He said the intervention would help ease the economic challenges faced by many PWDs in the district and assured the Assembly that the beneficiaries would make productive use of the items.
The support aligns with government policies aimed at promoting inclusiveness, reducing poverty among vulnerable groups and ensuring that persons with disabilities actively participate in local economic development.
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