The Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled (GSPD) has
advocated the increase of its share of the district assemblies’ common fund
(DACF) to five per cent. Mr. David Aniah, Project Manager of GSPD in charge of
the Upper East made the suggestion in an interview with the media in
Bolgatanga, during a dissemination forum organized by STAR-Ghana, a multi-donor
pooled organization and Word FM Project. The forum was aimed at publishing findings
on the disbursement of the DACF. He said considering the current economic
crisis, the two per cent allocation to the society out of the DACF is woefully
inadequate and could not help members to be able to undertake any viable
business for their upkeep. Mr Aniah said since 2010 the money had not been
increased. Among the key findings showed that there was no level of
transparency in the disbursement of the funds as well as lack of information on
the part of beneficiaries. Mr Daniel Syme, Deputy Regional Minister, gave the
assurance that the Regional Coordinating Council would play its supervisory and
monitoring role efficiently to ensure that the assemblies pay money meant for
persons with disabilities (PWDs).
Source: Citi
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