12/03/2020
Abdul Miracle Disabled Children’s Foundation joins the rest of the world to observe the International Day of Persons with Disabilities under the theme “building back better, toward a disability inclusive, accessible and sustainable post Covid-19 world”.
Since 1992, the United Nations has annually Observed December 3 as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) as the day seeks to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities and to take action for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development.
Under normal circumstances, persons with disabilities are less likely to access health care, education, employment and to participate in the community.
The global crisis of COVID-19 has deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion, and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities are one of the most excluded groups in our society and are among the hardest hit in this crisis in terms of fatalities.
As part of our intervention strategy, Abdul Miracle Disabled Children’s Foundation have been providing Educational, Advocacy and Psychosocial Support for Less Privilege Physically Challenged Children in Sierra Leone through our Flagship School Scholarship Program.
The Foundation recognized the Economic Impact of the Pandemic especially in Third World Countries and as part of our COVID-19 Response render assistance to Less Privilege Disabled Beneficiaries & their Families in Sierra Leone during the Challenging period in the worlds History which was Tagged “Angel Over AMDCF Project”.
As a Foundation working with People with Disability, we believe strongly that an integrated approach is required to ensure that persons with disabilities are not left behind in any process.
We would like to take this opportunity to call for effective collaboration with representative organizations of persons with disabilities, governments, communities, civil society, UN and other international agencies, and the private sector as we collectively strive to build and sustain a better, more inclusive post-COVID society.
As we move to the recovery phase of COVID-19, health, education and other systems will have to be adapted to accommodate the new risks we face. Why not take the opportunity to build them back in a way that is inclusive?
©AMDCF Communications Unit