by Chris Agbo
Empower to Thrive Development Initiative on Saturday 8th August, 2020 kept the promise they made on 13th June, 2020 when they distributed food items to 50 persons with disabilities in FCT in Jabi with another 50 bags distributed to different clusters of persons with disabilities in Bwari, Abuja.
Dr. Ima Chima, speaking on behalf of the group, said that they came to fulfill the promise they made in June that the palliative from the group to the persons with disabilities will be continuous. She also said that it is only to provide succor to persons with disabilities in order to cushion the effect of the economic hardship imposed by COVID-19 lockdown.
The Chairman of Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) FCT Chapter, Alhaji Abdulmumuni Ujah appreciated the group for reaching out once again to persons with disabilities in FCT. He said that the gesture will go a long way in the families of all present at the event.
Speaking further, he urged the group to support women with disabilities because they face challenges more than male counterparts. He informed that 70% of the persons with disabilities invited for this distribution exercise were women with disabilities.
Mr. Obinna Ekujereonye, the Chairman of Nigeria Association of the Blind, FCT gave vote of thanks to the group, appreciating them and praying to God to reward them abundantly.
The women leader JONAPWD FCT, Beatrice Mube, appreciated the group and appeal to them to reach out specifically to women with disabilities. She informed them about a vocational training by SMEDAN to be organized for women with disabilities but training fees has been the challenge. So the identified 25 women with disabilities needs help to acquire this vocation and subsequently access soft loans to establish their businesses.
The group in their response, promise to look into it and see how they can also reach out to women with disabilities and contribute to their quota towards enhancement of the economic wellbeing of women with disabilities.
Empower to Thrive Development Initiative is a non-government organization that seeks to improve the lives of vulnerable people including people with disabilities and build a better society. Their goal is to carry out charitable works and human empowerment initiative that will assist individuals and community in fulfilling their potentials and improving their overall well-being.
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