The Municipal Chief Executive for Krowor, Hon. Joshua Nii Bortey together with the Municipal Coordinating Director, Mrs. Jemima Apedo Kallikrates donated cash and other items to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Krowor Municipality, Nungua. This special occasion occurred at the Forecourt of the Krowor Municipal Assembly on Thursday, 21st December, 2023.
Dignitaries at the august occasion were the Municipal Chief Executive for Krowor, Hon. Joshua Nii Bortey, Municipal Coordinating Director, Mrs. Jemima Apedo Kallikrates, Municipal Head of Social Welfare and Community Development, Madam Evelyn Nanbigne amongst others.
In Her opening remarks, Madam Evelyn Nanbigne welcomed everyone to the gathering. She informed them on the processes the Persons with Disabilities go through before they are selected to receive the donations.
In His statement, The Municipal Chief Executive for Krowor, Hon. Joshua Nii Bortey also welcomed all the invited guests to the august occasion. He wished everyone a happy yuletide. He reiterated on the processes that needed to be satisfied in order to qualify to receive a donation. Hon. Joshua Nii Bortey added that an amount of GHS56,000 has been approved to be disbursed to beneficiaries for this year.
Items disbursed includes a deep freezer, steel container and Polytank. In all, 16 Persons with Disabilities beneficiated from this exercise.
In addition to disbursing items and cash, the Central Government through the Municipal Assembly is constructing roads, building schools and other social amenities, just to mention but a few.
He ended his speech by saying that the Krowor Municipal Assembly will not relinquish on its efforts to improve the standards of living of the people in the Municipality.