“Economic empowerment for war disabled is our target”, Deng Dau JUBA, 23 February 2012 - The chairperson of the War Disabled, Widows and Orphans Commission Mr. Deng Dau Deng has said economic empowerment of the war disabled is the main target of his commission.
Speaking to goss.org in his office yesterday, Mr. Deng said that, the vision of the commission is to have a society in which War Disabled, War Widows and War Orphans have equal opportunities and rights to participate in development for improved quality of life. Mr. Deng explained that war disabled are faced with a number of challenges including mobility as well as access to funds to start small scale income generating projects so as to contribute to nation development. He explained that in line with this, the commission has managed to secure some tricycles that have been distributed to the war survivors in all the ten states to ease their mobility. He also said the commission is a support giving-service drive, is working on acquiring sewing machines, simple electronic grinding machines that the survivors can use for generating income for their families. He added that there are plans to acquire river canoes and speed boats that the beneficiaries would use for fishing hence generating income. He also said the commission prioritizes capacity building. He explained that knowledge acquired from such trainings can be applied to generate income. He added that the commission has in plan small scale loans schemes that the disabled, widows will borrow to start small businesses. He encouraged them to form an association if they are to benefit from such programmes. Mr. Deng observed that the government needs the support of other stakeholders to achieve this. “As government, we cannot do this alone, we need support from organizations, it could church organizations or community organizations to support the government in its efforts to help the people who paid dearly for the realization of this country”, Mr Deng said. The South Sudan War Disabled Widows and Orphans Commission (SSWDWOC) is a commission that was established after the signing of the CPA in 2005. It only deals with the war disabled, orphans and widows. Reported by Matata Safi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
