Tag: PWDs
Kadjebi Assembly supports PWDs with start-up kits, cash
The Kadjebi District Assembly in the Oti Region has presented some start-up kits and working capital valued at GHC196,400.00. to 85 Persons With Disability...
PWDs appeal to be considered for stimulus packages
Mrs Felicity Amponsemkyere, Secretary of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled (GFD) in the New Juaben South Municipality (NJSMA) in the Eastern Region, has...
PWDs in Akatsi South receive support
A total of 24 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the Akatsi South District of the Volta region have received support from government to...
Twifo Atti-morkwa District Assembly supports PWDs
The Twifo Atti-morkwa District Assembly (TADA), on Friday, presented cash and various items to 68 of the 1,200 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in...
200 PWDs get support from Juaboso District Assembly
The Juaboso District Assembly in the Western North Region has supported 200 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the District to help improve upon their...
FLCI supports the aged, PWDs in Ho
Fountain of Life Chapel International (FLCI) in Ho has supported the aged and Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) with 110 bags of rice worth GHC...
AMA, C. Woermann support Avenor residents with food items
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) with support from C. Woermann (Ghana) Limited, has distributed assorted food items to over 400 residents of Avenor...
Old Tafo Assembly supports 16 more PWDs to start their businesses
The Old Tafo Municipal Assembly has presented various items to 16 selected Persons with Disability (PWDs) in the municipality to economically empower them.
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CODA constructs modern market at Ada East
Mr Jerry Ahmed Shaib, the Chief Executive Officer of the Coastal Development Authority (CODA), has performed a sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of a...
Old Tafo Municipal Assembly supports 16 PWDs to start their businesses
The Old Tafo Municipal Assembly has provided start-up items and financial support to 16 selected Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to start their own businesses.
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South Dayi Assembly supports PWDs
The South Dayi District Assembly in the Volta Region has presented assorted items to 24 Persons With Disability (PWDs).
The items valued at GHC48, 719.00...
Ghanaians with Disabilities Cannot Be an Afterthought in Covid-19 Response
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to unearth some uncomfortable truths about our country Ghana, as the inequalities that too often live below the surface are...
Kpone Katamanso Social Welfare presents items to PWDs
The Kpone Katamanso Municipal Directorate of the Social Welfare Department has presented assorted items to Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the Municipality.
The items which...
COVID-19: Limitless NGO supports Persons with Disability
Limitless, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) with a focus on creating awareness about Persons with Disability (PWDs), has donated 200 bags of rice and 200...
Tema West Municipal Assembly distributes food to PWDs
The Tema West Municipal Assembly (TWMA) has distributed food items to local disability groups as part of the assembly’s efforts to alleviate their...
COVID-19: Department of Social Welfare supports PWDs
To ensure that Persons with Disability (PWDs) complied with the restriction on movement directive from the President, while living comfortable lives, the Department of...
Consult PWDs on Covid-19 campaigns-Disability Forum
The Chairman of the Disability Forum of Ghana (DFG) has asked Government to include the leadership of Persons living With Disabilities (PWDs) on the...
CSOs to begin implementing COVID-19 fund for poor, vulnerable
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ghana under the leadership of the Ghana CSOs Platform on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
Deputy Minister advises parents to restrict movements of their children
Parents and guardians have been urged to restrict the movement of their children to protect them from contracting the novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19).
Mrs...
Don’t allow your children to sell on the street – Deputy Minister
Mrs. Freda Prempeh, the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, on Monday advised parents and guardians not to allow their children and...
CSOs present Manifesto on Health to government in Tamale
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Northern Ghana have embarked on a regional street march in Tamale to present a "CSOs Manifesto on Health"...
Families should assist PWD’s to attain welfare needs- Social Welfare
Mr Mustapha Aryeh Okine, the Assin Fosu Municipal Social Welfare Officer, has said helping People With Disabilities (PWDs) to live meaningful lives was...
GCA to introduce new competition for Persons with Disabilities
Mr Philip Ameku, President of the Ghana Chess Association (GCA), has encouraged Person with Disabilities (PWDs) to participate in...
MiDA unveils Gender and Social Inclusion Policy to resolve gender disparities
The Gender and Social Inclusion Unit of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has launched a Gender and Social Inclusion Policy to rectify disparities between...
MTN Ghana supports 100 PWDs to become economically independent
MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Services has taken another giant step by empowering 100 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to become economically independent.
The initiative is...
Ghana should step up support for mental health – researcher
A mental health practitioner has urged the government of Ghana to step up support for mental health in the country.
Nana Abena...
ACEP launches report on disability interventions in Ghana
African Center for Energy Policy on Thursday launched a report on disability intervention in Ghana that would in the future tackle the challenges with...
Penplusbytes empowers editors to champion the cause of PWDs
Persons with disabilities constitute a significant section of Ghana’s population, but they are faced with a lot of challenges in meeting their basic needs.
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Elmina and Cape Coast castles record high patronage
The number of tourists who visited the Elmina and Cape Coast castles increased significantly in 2019, mainly due to the “Year of Return” initiative...
Ekumfi chalk factory to be commissioned in June 2020
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in collaboration with the Federation of Persons With Disability (PWDs), have begun construction of a state-of-the-art chalk manufacturing factory...