Published by the government of Zimbabwe
16 November 2009
Harare — Government is committed to implementing policies that will improve the participation of the disabled in policymaking processes, a Cabinet minister has said.
Speaking at the handover of nine vehicles donated by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development to the National Association for the Care of the Handicapped last week, Labour and Social Services Minister Paurina Mpariwa said Government was committed to improving the livelihood of the handicapped despite the current economic challenges.
"Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Services, remains committed to the improvement of quality development policies programmes by exercising sensitivity to the disability dimension at all phases of implementation of mainstream programmes.
"I am pleased to note that the services were not discontinued, but disrupted due to resource constraints and as more budgetary allocations are availed, rights-based allocations for the people with disabilities will be scaled up," she said.
DFID representative Mr Oliver Magwaza emphasised the importance of transparency in the use of the vehicles.
"What is important is what to do with the vehicles, whether they are seen from a programmatic point of view or there are hidden agendas.
"The major point is where Nascoh goes from here," Mr Magwaza said.
Nascoh executive director Mr Farai Mukuta said two vehicles would go directly to Nascoh while the rest would be allocated to sub-grantees in seven provinces.
One of the beneficiaries who will be working in Midlands Province for the next five years, Mrs Rejoice Timbe, said the vehicles would be devoted to training programmes for people with disabilities.
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