INTRODUCTION

The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development continued its work on persons with disability within the Offinso Municipality during this quarter. Applications were received for various supports in the area of health, education and income generating activity.

PWDs BENEFICIARIES DISBURSEMENT FOR NOVEMBER, 2022

On 4^th November 2023, a durbar was held at the forecourt of the Offinso Municipal Assembly to present various items to PWDs who had applied for support to engage in income generating activity. Items disbursed included Deep freezer, grinding machine, knitting machine, leathers, charcoal, sheep, Foot sewing machine, Industrial sewing m achine, bags of maize, Hair dryer, basin, rollers stand, Popcorn machine etc. In all Sixty Two (62) Persons living with Disabilities (PWDs) made up of Twenty eight (28) males and Thirty four (34) females benefitted during this disbursement.

INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITY

In all a total Amount of Ninety five Thousand Four hundred Ghana Cedis (GH₡ 95400) was used for procurement of the items.  One thousand seven hundred and eighty Ghana Cedis (GH₡ 1780) was also given as a transportation fee to the beneficiaries and One thousand Five hundred ( GH₡ 1500)

NO	NAME	COMMUNITY
1	Marisca Serwaah	Kokote
2	Opoku Kwabena	Kokote
3	Ayishetu Bukari	Abofour
4	Ophelia Kyerewaa	Asamankama
5	Nyaaba Ayenbiga	Abofour
6	Lydia Zuga	Abofour
7	Kwabena Owusu	Abofour
8	Kwadu Amponsem kwadwo	Dentin
9	Esther Osei Obuobi	Dentin
10	Florence Boateng snr	Mpehi
11	Florence Boateng jnr	Mpehi
12	Osei Kofi	Maase
13	Duah Kwabena	Maase
14	Abraham Denteh	Kyebi
15	Esther Mensah	Kyebi
16	Antwi Opoku Agyemang	Old Town
17	Celestina Amenaso	Old Twumasen
18	Akua Adutwumwaa	Ayensua Fufuo
19	Benedicta Ababire	Adukro
20	Abena Manu	Keyera
21	Rosemond Agyei	Koforidua
22	Blessing Yaa Amponsah	Adukro
23	Gladys Amankwah	Agyeimpra
24	Bashiru Ibrahim	Asamankama
25	Kwaku Fokuo	Ampabame-Quarters
26	Florence Owusu	Antoa
27	Opoku Paul	Abofour-New Town
28	Mary Boamah	Agyeimpra

TYPE OF DISABILITY	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
Physically disabled	5	13	18
Blind	2		2
Deaf	2	3	5
Multiple disabled	1		1
Mental Health		1	1
Intellectually Disabled		1	1
TOTAL	10	18	28

EDUCATION

An amount of Sixteen Thousand four Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH₡ 16,400) was channeled to Education for twenty seven (27) beneficiaries for the payment of school fees.

NO	NAME	COMMUNITY
1	Opoku Angelina	Maase
2	Micheal Frimpong	Kokote
3	Emmanuel Agyapong	Namong
4	Biyon Lawrence Kwame	Obuasi
5	Kofi Yanka	Adukro
6	Daniel Amoah	Adukro
7	Sharif Mohammed	Adukro
8	Kofi Akaah	Adukro
9	Yaw Sarfo	Adukro
10	Naomi Serwaa	Adukro
11	Adjoa Serwaah	Adukro
12	Comfort Manu	Adukro
13	Adu Sarfo Blessing	Adukro
14	Gifty Nyamekye	Adukro
15	Eugene Acheampong	Offinso Old Town
16	Alhassan Hariatu	Abofour
17	Iddrisu Micheal	Fawoman/Anyinasosu
18	Issifu Mamuna	Anyinasosu
19	Ali James	Abofour
20	Odum Kwaku Joseph	Ampabame
21	Joshua Boateng	Kokote
22	Amponsah Elvis	Mpehi
23	Annor Dorcas	Ampabame
24	Hanna Gyamfi	Dome
25	Patricia Gyamfi	Dome
26	Mensah-Doe Anastasia	Offinso New Town
27	Doreen Osei Bonsu	Buasi Habitat

TYPE OF DISABILITY	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
Blind	1		1
Deaf	6	5	11
Intellectually Disabled	5	7	12
Physically Disabled	2	1	3
TOTAL	14	13	27

 HEALTH

An amount of Four Thousand Five Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH₡ 4500) was given to three (3) beneficiaries for health and assistive device.

NO	NAME	COMMUNITY
1	Houkpatia Kwame	Abofour
2	Osei Yaw Ben	New Offinso
3	Jolantey Samuel	Abofour

TYPE OF DISABILITY	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
Physically disabled	3		3
TOTAL	3		3

CHALLENGES

PWDs continue to put pressure on the Assembly as each one wants to be supported as soon as he or she applies.

WAY FORWARD

Management will continue to sensitize persons living with disabilities and monitor the use of the funds.