Millions snatched from the disabled

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People living with disabilities have expressed their bitterness over a P3-million project that was meant to empower them.

They claim the People with Disabilities bureau within the Office of the President passed on the venture funded by Norway’s Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF).

In partnership with Southern Africa Federation of Disabled (SAFOD), the project aimed at finding out how the disabled lived, while empowering them at the same time through employment creation opportunities.

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