Various items procured through the 3% share of the District Assembly Common Fund were disbursed today to PWDs from the Tema Metropolis. Present at the program which held in the forecourt of the Assembly were the Disability Fund Management Committee members, the Metropolitan Coordinating Director, the Metro Budget Officer, Metro Finance Officer, the Procurement Officer, PWD beneficiaries and some officers of the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development.
The supports given were in three categories, thus, Income Generating Activities, Educational and Medical Supports. Over 100 applications for support were received. These applications were vetted and out of the number, only twenty-four (24) were approved by the Disability Fund Management Committee. This small number approved was based on the total funds available at the time of approval. The Fund Management Committee assured the Persons with Disabilities that applicants will be supported in turn.
PWD Beneficiaries were presented with the following lists of items for Income Generating Activities:

SN ITEMS
1. 5 – Deep freezers, 1 – Fridge Guard
2 . 1 – Refrigerator (Transparent for sale of Beverages)
3. 1 – Carton each of chicken wings, sausage and red fish
4. 1 – Towel warmer, 1 – Andis T Outliner, 1 – Beard Shaving Clipper and 1- Balding Blade
5. 1 – Umbrella, 1 Table, 1 Chair, 1 Teacher’s Note, Pens, 1 Rubber bucket and an Apron and an amount of GH₵2,000.00
6. 3 – Male Goats
7. 3 sacks – thick wele
8. 1 – Oven and 1 – Cake Mixer
9. Aurata bathing Soap, Aurata Facial Cream, Aurata Facial Scrub and DeWonder Natural Hair Cream
10. ¼ Bale of Kaliko Cloth (4 different colors), 1 – Box of Wax, and 1 – empty drum (tank)
11. 1 – Transparent Fridge for sale of Beverages
12. Cosmetics – Nevia Roll on and Deodorant Spray, Sure Roll on and Deodorant Spray, Rexona Roll on and Deodorant Spray Right guard Deodorant
13. 1 – Bale of Men’s Jeans Trousers
14. ½ – Bale of Bedsheet, ½ – Bale of Baby Clothes
15. 1 – Bag each of Gari, Sugar, 2 bags of Rice (25kg), 2 boxes of Keysoap, 2 cartons of cooking oil, 2 cartons of Ideal Milk, and 3 packs of Milo
16. Spray gun, Step up& down transfer LB, Local Clamp, Cable Ree pera yard

Some final year PWD beneficiaries in University of Education, Winneba and University of Ghana were given various amounts as educational support. These included GH₵5,758.00 and GH₵5,758.00, and GH₵3,174.00 totaling GH₵14,690.00.
For Medical Support, 2 wheelchairs were procured for 2 physically challenged beneficiaries.