The Special Mothers Project, an advocacy and awareness
creation programme on cerebral palsy issues have supported five institution and
some individuals with mobility equipment
The beneficiary institutions are: Impact Care and
Rehabilitation Foundation (ICRF), Sharecare Ghana, With God Cerebral Palsy
Ghana, Epi Centre and Multikids Academy
Mrs Hannah Awadzi, Executive Director of the Special Mothers
Project said the equipment mainly standing frames, were given to the
institutions to encourage them to continue accepting children with cerebral
palsy in their facility
The equipment were donated with the support of Farm4life and
PhysioNet, all UK based Charities
She said the Special Mothers project is working to enhance
the lives of families raising children with cerebral palsy and serves as an
information hub on cerebral palsy management to parents of children with
cerebral palsy
Mrs Mildred Osei Asiamah, Head of Impact Care and
Rehabilitation Foundation (ICRF), said her facility is open for admissions all
year round and will soon start a respite programe where parents could drop off
their children on Monday and pick them up on Friday
Ms Monica Kwakye Head of School Epi Centre said the centre
has two campuses, Labone and Gbawe is also doing a respite programme for
parents and urged especially mothers to take advantage of it.
Mr Kwamena Dadzie-Dennis, Ag. Executive Director of the
National Council of Persons with Disabilities, commended the Special Mothers
Project for the gesture, saying, “Government cannot do it alone, organizations
like the Special Mothers Project are therefore very important in terms of
supporting families raising children with cerebral palsy.”
He pledged his outfits support for children with cerebral
palsy and their families.
