Ghana, Denmark collaborate on anti-poverty program for people with disabilities

From the Ghana Broadcasting Corp. July 7:

The Ghana Federation of the Disabled and the Danish government have launched a project that will enable Persons with Disability to leap out of poverty. The more than $1 million project, which starts this month, is funded by DANIDA and will last for 18 months. The Director of Social Welfare, Mrs. Margaret Kutsoati who launched the project said her department will ensure that persons with disability realize their full potential.

The Executive Director of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled, Rita Kyeremaa Kusi mentioned the beneficiary groups as the Ghana Federation of the Disabled, Ghana Association of the Blind, and the Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled. She hoped the project will improve the advocacy and lobbying roles of organizations dealing with issues relating to the physically challenged. The President of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled, S.K. Asare, was confident that the project will help to transform lives of individuals with disabilities in Ghana.