Stop giving alms to people with disabilities on the street – Minister | Social

Ms. Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Minister Delegate for the Advancement of Women, Children and Social Welfare reiterated the appeal to the population that she should not give alms disabled people on the street.

She said that this practice attracted more people to the streets and discouraged them from acquiring skills that could be used.

Ms. Morrison said this during a media interaction on the sidelines of the 28th promotion of the St. Theresa Vocational Training Center for the Physically Handicapped in Abor, South Akatsi District of the Southeast Region. Volta.

She said, "Many of them have been trained, some are enrolled in the LEAP program, but they are making so much money on the road that they continue to do," and urged the public to encourage them to acquire employability skills.

Mrs. Morrison warned young people against the rejection of vocational and technical education, claiming that they made it useable for life.

The Minister praised the contribution of the MTN Ghana Foundation to the building of the nation, particularly with regard to the establishment of a scholarship program for 20 disabled students every year since 2016.

"Your various activities that complement the government's efforts in nation-building are eloquently different. Today, you have smiled at the faces of 20 Ghanaians with disabilities who you have sponsored at the St. Theresa Center for the physically disabled for the last three years, we are grateful for that, "said Morrison.

The theme of the event was "Giving our young people skills, a way to foster the overall development of our society," and saw the graduation of 45 students with skills in various technical and professional courses.

Certificates were given to all graduates. Fellows of the MTN Ghana Foundation received start-up tools from the Foundation.