Mental Health Alliance Blames Gov’t For Death Of ‘Okada’ rider
Mental health advocates in Ghana have blamed a situation that occurred recent in which a mentally challenged woman stoned a man to death, on failure of the state to give…
Cameroon: Disability Youth Leaders Committing Themselves To Champion Meaningful Inclusion
Some disability youth leaders in Bamenda, North West and other 9 regions of Cameroon will soon champion leadership positions in their communities, regions and the country.
Cameroon: Blind People Petition President Biya Over Seizure Of Their Land
As grabbing of land continues in Buea, chief town of the South West region of Cameroon, some members of the Rehabilitation Institute for the Blind (RIB) have sent a letter…
Ada Disability Federation Slams CDD-Ghana, NCCE Over Exclusion From Public Forum
The Ada East branch of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has slammed the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), for leaving…
Make National Disability Day Public Holiday-Disability Community To Gov’t
Some members of the disability community in Ghana, including a former Member of Parliament are advocating for the National Disability Day to be made a public holiday.
Adwoa Safo fails to appear before Privileges Committee
Dome-Kwabenya MP and Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo failed to appear before the Privileges Committee on a Zoom link that was provided to her to…
Persons With Disabilities Don’t Possess Weak Brains–Social Justice Movement
A leading member of the Social Justice Movement (SJM) in the Upper East Region of Ghana, Madam Linda Nyaamah Anaaba has added her voice to calls on state agencies and…
UK’s Foreign Commonwealth Development Officer Visits BasicNeeds-Ghana
The Development Director for the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth Development Office in Ghana, Madam Beth Cadman has paid a visit to BasicNeeds-Ghana, a mental health disability advocacy organisation.
Buying From Us Won’t Make You Disabled-Disabled Traders To Public
Disabled traders in Accra are depressed by low patronage of their goods and services by the public.
Re-assign Adwoa Safo, Give Us Substantive Minister-Disability Community To Prez Akuffo-Addo
The disability community in Ghana is appealing to President Nana Akuffo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, re-assign Hon. Adwoa Safo, the absentee Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection,…