By Libino Byamukama
apearlnews.com
Father’s Heart Mobility Ministry yesterday donated 160 wheelchairs, and 10 walkers to Persons with Disabilities in Rukiga district.
The 160 wheelchairs worth 61,500,000 were lobbied by the Rukiga District Members of parliament Caroline Caroline Muhwezi and Ndyomugyenyi Roland Bish from Father’s House Mobile Ministry.
Speaking to our reporter after the distribution of the wheelchairs which was held at Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church in Muhanga town council, Hon Kamusiime Caroline Muhwezi said that they lobbied for the wheelchairs after realizing a serious need among the PWDs and elderly in the district.
Kamusiime showed concern about how the PWDS have been isolated in accessing Public services like Education, Health Centres, Markets and being isolated in public.
The legislature warned the beneficiaries against selling the wheelchairs and urged them to eat food that contains ions and proteins if they are to prevent Disability at an old age
Ndyomugyenyi Roland Bish who was represented by His personal assistant Chrispus Ainebyona urged the beneficiaries to put in good use of the wheelchairs
Francis Mugwanya, the Director of Father’s Heart Mobility Ministry; an NGO based in Kampala said that I PWDs are facing a challenge in assessing the services such as Health and Education.
Mugwanya urged the beneficiaries to have something to do saying that Disability is not an inability, when given an opportunity, they can also work like any other person.
He thanked Hon Kamusiime Caroline who approached his Ministry requesting the wheelchairs
Kamu Joseph Keijarubi the councilor LCIV representing the PWDs in the District urged for buildings that have ramp to help the PWDS easily enter and move outside the buildings.
He added that most of the schools, churches, Hospitals, and other private buildings have no rams on them, a thing which has become a burden to them.
Some of the beneficiaries of this project Conciliar Tumusiime, Jeninah Korinako, and Sam Akampurira said that they had become a burden to their relatives who would lift them to and from outside to sunbathe
They added that the wheelchairs are going to help them move in different places like churches, markets, and other public places.
