Story: Emmanuel Modey, Kpando
JONI and Friend, a California-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), has through its Ghanaian counterpart, All in Motion, a Kpando-based NGO, donated mobility equipment worth GH¢20,000 to the physically challenged persons at Kpando in the Volta Region.
The equipment comprised 110 wheel chairs, 30 walkers and 30 pairs of clutches, as well as 74 Bibles meant for evangelisation .
The donation of the items is the NGO’s gesture of helping the physically challenged in the Volta Region.
Since 1996, the group has donated more than 800 wheel chairs to the Volta Region through its Ghanaian counterpart.
Speaking at the function, the Kpando District Chief Executive, Mr Pius Adanuti, said the assembly was committed to the stipulated two per cent of the District Assemblies’ Common Fund which it usually uses to assist the physically challenged or disadvantaged in society.
He said apart from that, a 100 of the physically challenged had been assisted with micro finance facilities.
The Kpando District Director of the Department of Social Welfare, Mr Roland Kumfo, was happy with the efforts by the physically challenged to contribute their quota towards the development of the district.
The leader of the group, Mr Bod Downey said the 13-member group visited Ghana twice last year during which the members went to Accra, Tema, Tamale, Sogakope and Ho.
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