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Ghanaian Chronicle - Online : The current time is 3:37:13 AM on 6/6/2008
The Ghana National Association of the Deaf has expressed grave reservations, about how some members of the public are exploiting its members, for monetary gain.
It has uncovered that some members of the public, have devised a new method to deceive unsuspecting and innocent citizens, to solicit for financial assistance.
This was made known by the President of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf, Mr. Samuel Kwesi Asare, in Accra.
Speaking at a one-day sensitization workshop in Accra, the National President regretfully announced how unfortunate, disgracing, heart-breaking and disappointing, their activities were to the association. v Often times, he noted, these fraudsters, most of whom are foreign nationals from Nigeria, Togo, Ivory Coast and Liberia, engage the services of the deaf, to carry out their nefarious activities.
These deaf beggars, with the support of their ‘contractors,’ often design and print out fake identity cards, forms, letterheads and rubber stamps, all in the name of the association, School for the Deaf, and the Ghana Education Service (GES), which they distribute to individuals, groups and organisations for support.
What the exploited deaf beggars receive in return for their service is a commission, based on the day’s output.
Considering the negative image, which this practice is carving for the association, and the entire nation, Mr. Asare has asked the public not to support such persons, since it was against the rules and regulations of the Association.
This, he said, demeaned their personalities and that of the Association.
He also advised members of the public, to refrain from offering financial support to these deaf beggars.
Instead, he has urged the public to refer them to the Association, or report them to the nearest Police Station.
In effect, the Association has distanced itself from this shameful act.
Mr. Asare underscored the importance of putting an end to the activities of these contractors of the deaf.
The Association has encouraged its members to do their best, to support their respective families, and the entire nation.
“It was for this reason that the association organizes programs, to create sources of livelihood for unemployed members of the association, by implementing income-generating projects, on a per region basis,” he noted.
These programmes include breadmaking, batik and tie-and-dye production in the Central Region, soap-making in the Brong Ahafo Region, gari-processing in the Eastern Region, and farm projects in the Ashanti and Volta regions.
That notwithstanding, he emphasized that the Association also implements Family Welfare Projects, aimed at educating the deaf on reproductive health, family planning and responsible parenthood, gender-based violence, and HIV/AIDS.
Sports Development Projects are also implemented in the regional and district branches, to develop and enhance the physical and social well-being of the deaf, as well as promote their participation in sporting activities, in the country and abroad.
On this basis, the National President expressed concern about why the deaf would engage themselves in such shameful acts, with regards to the association’s efforts to provide a better living for them.
The Ghana National Association of the Deaf has expressed grave reservations, about how some members of the public are exploiting its members, for monetary gain.
It has uncovered that some members of the public, have devised a new method to deceive unsuspecting and innocent citizens, to solicit for financial assistance.
This was made known by the President of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf, Mr. Samuel Kwesi Asare, in Accra.
Speaking at a one-day sensitization workshop in Accra, the National President regretfully announced how unfortunate, disgracing, heart-breaking and disappointing, their activities were to the association. v Often times, he noted, these fraudsters, most of whom are foreign nationals from Nigeria, Togo, Ivory Coast and Liberia, engage the services of the deaf, to carry out their nefarious activities.
These deaf beggars, with the support of their ‘contractors,’ often design and print out fake identity cards, forms, letterheads and rubber stamps, all in the name of the association, School for the Deaf, and the Ghana Education Service (GES), which they distribute to individuals, groups and organisations for support.
What the exploited deaf beggars receive in return for their service is a commission, based on the day’s output.
Considering the negative image, which this practice is carving for the association, and the entire nation, Mr. Asare has asked the public not to support such persons, since it was against the rules and regulations of the Association.
This, he said, demeaned their personalities and that of the Association.
He also advised members of the public, to refrain from offering financial support to these deaf beggars.
Instead, he has urged the public to refer them to the Association, or report them to the nearest Police Station.
In effect, the Association has distanced itself from this shameful act.
Mr. Asare underscored the importance of putting an end to the activities of these contractors of the deaf.
The Association has encouraged its members to do their best, to support their respective families, and the entire nation.
“It was for this reason that the association organizes programs, to create sources of livelihood for unemployed members of the association, by implementing income-generating projects, on a per region basis,” he noted.
These programmes include breadmaking, batik and tie-and-dye production in the Central Region, soap-making in the Brong Ahafo Region, gari-processing in the Eastern Region, and farm projects in the Ashanti and Volta regions.
That notwithstanding, he emphasized that the Association also implements Family Welfare Projects, aimed at educating the deaf on reproductive health, family planning and responsible parenthood, gender-based violence, and HIV/AIDS.
Sports Development Projects are also implemented in the regional and district branches, to develop and enhance the physical and social well-being of the deaf, as well as promote their participation in sporting activities, in the country and abroad.
On this basis, the National President expressed concern about why the deaf would engage themselves in such shameful acts, with regards to the association’s efforts to provide a better living for them.