Physically Challenged
receive wheelchairs
Accra Nov. 29 GNA - The Bonsafo Barwuah
Foundation on Wednesday donated 15 wheelchairs
valued at 10,500 dollars to the Ministry of
Education, Science and Sport to be given to
physically challenged pupils to reduce their
drudgery in going to school.
Speaking on behalf of the Foundation, the
Operations Manager; Charles Opoku said the
Foundation was committed to enhancing the
lifestyles of the physically challenged and the
vulnerable in the society.
He said having easy access to education would
make learning a pleasurable one to them.
He said the Foundation recognized the Ministry's
efforts in bridging the gap between the
physically challenged and the public.
Paapa Owusu Ankomah, Sector Minister, said the
Ministry would soon allocate school buses to
some selected schools in the rural areas to
enable them to perform their extra curricular
activities.
He expressed the hope that the wheelchairs would
be used judiciously.
GNA
