{"id":444484,"date":"2017-12-07T01:51:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T01:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/ngo-urges-govt-to-include-pwds-in-policy-making-processes\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T01:51:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T01:51:33","slug":"ngo-urges-govt-to-include-pwds-in-policy-making-processes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/ngo-urges-govt-to-include-pwds-in-policy-making-processes\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO urges gov\u2019t to include PWDs in policy making processes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday,  6 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Fred Quame Asare<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-06<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/65296557.295.jpg\" alt=\"Voice Ghana1\" title=\"Voice Ghana1\" width=\"295\" height=\"172\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>VOICE Ghana wants government to do more in building resilient society for all citizens<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512611493_579_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">A disability rights, advocacy and capacity building organization, VOICE Ghana, has called on government and policy makers to make social inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) paramount in the country\u2019s development plans, processes and policies. <\/p>\n<p>Though VOICE Ghana identified achievements of successive governments in providing a sustainable and resilient society for all citizens including PWDs, it believes there is still more to be done in this direction. <\/p>\n<p>According to the VOICE Ghana, \u201cWhat we need now is a renewed mindset about disability, coupled with political &#8211; will in putting social inclusion at the heart of both Central and Local Government development plans, policies and processes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These were contained in a communique issued to Ghanaweb to commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. <\/p>\n<p>The disability advocate organization, however, called on stakeholders and the civil society not to relent in their efforts in fighting for social inclusion of PWDs aiming to achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda of \u201cLeaving No One Behind\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>VOICE Ghana also commended disability advocates across the globe and appreciated donor partners for their unflinching support to their bid of fighting for social inclusion of PWDs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to appreciate our past and present donors for their financial and technical support, which is enabling us to promote social inclusion of persons with disabilities in our part of the world. 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