VOICE Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation has launched a $100,000 revenue management project to secure resources for persons with disabilities.
The one and a half year project is being funded by the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP Africa) and would review existing policies on resource revenue allocations from the extractive sector, GNA reports.
Under the project, persons with disabilities would be sensitised on managing revenues from the extractive industries, including the oil and gas sectors, and would also be empowered to claim the benefits to address their needs.
Four districts with extractive industries would be identified in each of the Western, Ashanti, Eastern, Central and Volta Regions as the implementing districts.
Mr Eric Kwakye Darfour, the Eastern Regional Minister, lauded the initiative and recommended that VOICE Ghana supported the project with a baseline survey to identify the needs of persons with disabilities towards developing future proposals to support their livelihoods.
Nana George Frimpong, the Central Regional President of Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) said, “the project would go a long way to support persons with disabilities in accessing additional funding for their livelihoods, apart from the mandated three percent District Assembly Common Fund,” and gave the assurance that the initiative had the support of the Organisation.
