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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched an initiative to supply assistive devices to disabled children across West Africa, including Sierra Leone.
Starting to recover from the civil war and the Ebola epidemic, this is said to be the beginning of a new age of hope for one of the country’s most vulnerable groups which is the children with disabilities.
Assistive devices are being supplied to children across West Africa as part of a regional program which is headed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, and Sierra Leone among those who will benefit.
The ECOWAS initiative provides wheelchairs, aids for hearing, and communication equipment to children with disabilities. These technologies are to encourage independence, mobility, and social inclusion, which are still scarce in Sierra Leone due to lack of funds and infrastructure.
On behalf of the Minister of Social Welfare, Ms. Melrose Karminty, the Acting Director of Social and Religious Affairs, Mr. John Conteh, commended ECOWAS for its support to helping disabled children in West Africa.
The assistive devices will help many disabled children in the country. The access to movement or communication devices is said to aid them from being isolated to becoming active participants. The wheelchair and hearing aid will help them go to school and help them communicate respectively.
