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Eritrea: International Day of the Disabled Marked Here
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Shabait.com (Asmara)
4 December 2007
Posted to the web 4 December 2007
Asmara
In a press release it issued in connection with the observance of the International Day of the Disabled on December 3, the Ministry of Labor and Human Welfare called on disabled citizens to exert utmost efforts in order to become self-supporting and actively participate in all socio-economic domains through overcoming attitudes of prejudices they might come across.
International Day of the Disabled was marked at the Denden Camp here in the capital at a national level. Outlining that the efforts being made to promote equal opportunities and rights to disabled citizens, the press release indicated that the Ministry has been and is still working diligently to ensure the equal participation and opportunities of the disabled through introducing a community-based rehabilitation strategy. It further pointed out that 81 million Nakfa has so far been disbursed for the rehabilitation program.
The Ministry called for increased contribution and participation on the part of all concerned government and non-governmental institutions, as well as the society at large, in view of the fact that the problems of the disabled could only be tackled through joint efforts.
Students of the Abraha Bahtu School for the Blind and the School for the Deaf presented different poems and shows on the occasion, in addition to sports activities. The Minister of Labor and Human Welfare, Ms. Askalu Menkerios, handed trophies and medals to those who demonstrated excellence in the competition.
The Day was marked for the 12th time in Eritrea and the 16th globally.
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