PWDs, returnees receive support

Alhaji Issah Nurah Dawaana, MCE for Wa, handing over a cheque to Kutum Abdullah, the Chairperson of the Wa Municipal Disability Association The project is sponsored by German Sparkassenstiftung Western Africa under the Support for Local Training Providers in Ghana project on behalf of the Ghanaian-European Centre for Jobs, Migration and Development of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), with co-funding from the European Union and implementation support from GIZ Ghana.

PWDs in Wa Municipality receive support In the Wa Municipality, 49 PWDs have received financial assistance and business equipment worth GH¢179,350 under the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) component of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), aimed at improving livelihoods, promoting self-reliance, and reducing poverty.

The Municipal Director of Social Welfare and Community Development, Gilbert Boi, who also serves as secretary to the Disability Fund Management Committee, explained that more than 500 applications were received, but only 49 applicants met the criteria after a rigorous vetting process.