Mr Mba Zechariah Alenbilla, the District Chief Executive for Atwima Nwabiagya North, has urged relatives of People with Disabilities (PWDs), to encourage and support them to register with the district assembly to enable them to receive financial and material support. He said, the Assembly remained committed to
An GH¢8,000 financial support from the Social Investment Fund (SIF) has helped a 54-year-old woman with disability to expand her charcoal business at Goaso-Abotanso in the Asunafo North Municipality, creating income for herself and employment opportunities for others. For Madam Regina Fosua, disability
The Amansie West District Assembly in the Ashanti Region has supported 75 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) with cash and livelihood equipment to enable them to establish or expand income-generating activities and improve their living conditions. The intervention, provided under the Persons With Disabilities component of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), forms part
The Ketu North Municipal Assembly has presented various livelihood and educational support items to 16 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Municipality, to enhance their economic independence and educational development. The support, presented by Rev. Martin Amenaki, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ketu North, was funded through
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in collaboration with Wilfrid Laurier University, has reaffirmed its commitment to disability inclusion and accessibility through a Disability Awareness Day event celebrating students with disabilities. The event, organised by the Disability Desk of the Directorate of
Organisations of Persons with Disabilities have called on the Cabinet to urgently approve the revised Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2026, describing it as an opportunity to align Ghana’s laws with international human rights obligations. The approval would also safeguard the dignity of over 2.1 million citizens living with disabilities in Ghana.
The Inclusive Family Alliance has called for urgent national attention to caregivers and families of persons with disabilities, alongside the speedy passage of the re-enacted Persons with Disabilities Bill as Ghana marks National Disability Day The Alliance said caregivers remain the backbone of disability inclusion, yet their needs are
Stakeholders have been urged to help raise awareness and eliminate the stigma often associated with clubfoot, a treatable condition which occurs in children. Parents are to seek early treatment for the condition while policymakers strengthen support for early detection, disability inclusion, and child health services in the country. Clubfoot
Professor Augustina Naami, an Associate Professor of disability and social work at the University of Ghana has urged Ghanaians to support mothers of persons with disabilities to thrive due to the peculiar challenges associated with nurturing children with disabilities. “Mothers of children with disabilities and mothers with
The Network of Women with Disabilities, Africa (NEWDA), has intensified advocacy efforts for Ghana to ratify the African Disability Protocol (ADP), describing the move as critical to protecting the rights and dignity of women with disabilities. The advocacy was launched in Accra during an