Accra, April 15, GNA – A National Parents and Caregivers Association of Persons with Disabilities in Ghana has been formed under the guidance of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD)
The association will serve as a voice and a mouthpiece on issues that affect parents and caregivers of persons with disabilities in Ghana.
The association is made up of parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and representatives of organisations working with persons with disabilities.
It will among others spearhead the inclusion of policies that support parents and caregivers of persons with disabilities, especially children with disabilities.
Ms. Rita Kusi Kyeremaa, Executive Director of the GFD, said the formation of the National Parents and caregivers’ association of persons with disabilities in Ghana was a win-win situation for all.
“We will do whatever it takes to support you for your voices to be heard,” she said.
Mr. Joseph Atsu Homadzi, President of the GFD also pledged his unflinching support for the parents’ association
A five-member interim executive committee were elected to lead the processes of legalising the association
Mrs. Hannah Awadzi, Executive Director of the Special Mothers Project, was elected the chairman of the interim committee, Ms. Gifty Ayoka of the Talking Tipps Foundation, was elected Vice Chairman, Ms. Rosemary Akya Poku of Down Syndrome Ghana was elected Secretary, Mrs. Justina Yiadom-Boakye was elected Treasurer and Mrs. Ellen Affam-Dadzie, an Executive Member.
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