07/12/2024
Boyo's SDO Saïdou Moussa has urged the population of Boyo to have confidence in persons living with disabilities when it comes to employment opportunities and leadership positions.
He was speaking at the Fundong council hall on Tuesday December 3rd 2024 on the sidelines of Amplifying the leadership of persons living with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future crowning the 33rd edition of the International day of persons with disabilities.
He further mentioned a few Government actions in solving the problems of persons with disabilities in areas of protection, promotion, inclusion and education.
The president of the coordinating unit of Associations of persons with disabilities pastor Ful Emmanuel Wainfen dished out an educative talk citing situations where disability is not an inability giving examples where persons with disabilities have really excelled in life and did significant things and innovations in areas of science & technology and leadership that History can never forget.
Dr. Abanda Stephanie from the Fundong District Hospital ( F.D.H ) also gave a talk on HIV/AIDS mentioning ways of prevention and treatment if contaminated.
The Fundong Council also donated assistive devices like crutches and white canes to some beneficiaries. The rest of the occasion was characterized by display of crafts , Agric produce and animation.