Official Calls For More Sponsorships For Disability Sport
Monday, October 18, 2010
Thomas Motingwa has urged government and the private sector to take people with disabilities seriously as far as sports sponsorship is concerned.
He said that though efforts have been made to take care of the needs of the people with disabilities, it is not enough. Motingwa is the coordinator of people with disabilities in the Office of President (OP).
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...