August 17, 2021
By: MORLAI GBLA (KAMBIA DISTRICT)
As the saying always goes disability is not inability, Kambia district disables has called on community stakeholders in Kambia districts to involve them in everything that has to do with the development of the district.
Ibrahim Sorie Bangura, Disability Desk officer at the Kambia district council Said their inclusion into decision making process is key because they will only be able to plan for disables if they are included.
Disability Desk officer Bangura continues to explain to A-Z Newspaper that the 17 Sustainable Development Goals mentioned about living no one behind which is also important for their status.
Bangura said they have been benefiting from the ministry of social welfare and other organizations but still have challenges with others organizations in the area of disability inclusion.
He ended by expressing sincere thanks to the authorities for their little Support and urged for more as disability issues needs more attention in Kambia district.
The Chairman of the Welfare society for the disables (WESFOD) a community base organization which is in charge of coordinating the activities of all disables in Kambia district Joseph Alieu Kamara said before it was much challenging especially when there was no disable representative at the Kambia district council, Ward development committees and other areas, but with Continuous Engagement the narrative is changing gradually, he however called on authorities for collective collaboration for more sustainable development in Kambia district.
Marie Kamara a female disable from magbema chiefdom Kambia district thanked the management of WESOFOD for taking care of them, she said before life was more challenging especially during the raining season but with the present support from woofed life is a bit better she concluded.