Ndove to help the disabled

Pini Bothoko | Tuesday August 12, 2014 11:46

Ndove, a member of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), said she will not be contesting the coming elections. A mother with a disabled child, she said that there is a need for all to be committed and involved in helping the government to take care of the disabled in their communities.

Ndove explained that raising a child with disabilities is a challenge that requires everyone’s involvement.  He pleaded that it should not be the responsibility of the parents raising children with disabilities alone. She said most people with disabilities are faced and highly affected by poverty due to their condition as compared to normal people. She said it is because some of them are not able to go out and ask for government initiatives to empower themselves. She said that her mission is to help people with disabilities discover themselves and make them able to go out in public to seek help like other people.

“There are so many people and companies that are willing to help people with disabilities but do not have access to those organisations.  “I wish to see the council giving disabled people an office from where they can be assisted,” she said.

She said that an organisation of people with disabilities was formed back in 2012 but hey have no office where interested individuals and companies can find them. “I think this will be a place where they can be accessible. I promise to stand up and help them.  “I plead with the government to give them an office. People living with disabilities in Francistown have been left behind for quite some time. “Also, I think gone are the days where families with people like this hide them at the back of their homes. “My intention is to be involved in their lives, establish their talents and help them find a way of making use of their talents.  “The government has formed initiatives meant to empower people with disabilities, but most of these people do not know anything about the initiatives.  “I will make sure that I help them find assistance and are aware of the government programmes so as to empower themselves, “ she said.