The consultations seek to bridge existing gaps and ensure the incorporation of ideas and aspirations of persons with disabilities into the main points of discussion in the upcoming 2023 NYP sitting.
GOVI is a registered non-governmental organisation (school) that advocates for the visually impaired and also fights to prevent blindness through education and advocacy for the treatment of eye related problems in the country.
At the event, Omar Cham, speaker of the NYP reiterated NYP’s commitment to supporting the rights and bolstering the welfare of persons with disabilities in The Gambia.
He also revealed that before attending the stakeholder forum, the role of NYP was to ensure the effective implementation of the Persons Living With Disability Act that was enacted two years ago.
The said bill, he added, seeks to guarantee political and socio-economic rights, such as access to health care, social support, accessibility, education and employment, of persons living with disabilities.
Similarly, Muhammed Krubally, chairperson of the Gambia Federation of the Disabled, which is the umbrella body of the various regional and national disability organisations in the country, delved into the need to empower and include persons with disabilities in activities.
Krubally, who doubles as a magistrate, urged proactive actions to ensure diversity and accessibility, while also advising dissuasion from discrimination as highlighted in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
By Ali Jaw
The National Youth Parliament (NYP) recently partnered with members of The Gambia Organisation of the Visually Impaired (GOVI), where they discussed disability and other issues hindering their development in The Gambia.
The consultations seek to bridge existing gaps and ensure the incorporation of ideas and aspirations of persons with disabilities into the main points of discussion in the upcoming 2023 NYP sitting.
GOVI is a registered non-governmental organisation (school) that advocates for the visually impaired and also fights to prevent blindness through education and advocacy for the treatment of eye related problems in the country.
At the event, Omar Cham, speaker of the NYP reiterated NYP’s commitment to supporting the rights and bolstering the welfare of persons with disabilities in The Gambia.
He also revealed that before attending the stakeholder forum, the role of NYP was to ensure the effective implementation of the Persons Living With Disability Act that was enacted two years ago.
The said bill, he added, seeks to guarantee political and socio-economic rights, such as access to health care, social support, accessibility, education and employment, of persons living with disabilities.
Similarly, Muhammed Krubally, chairperson of the Gambia Federation of the Disabled, which is the umbrella body of the various regional and national disability organisations in the country, delved into the need to empower and include persons with disabilities in activities.
Krubally, who doubles as a magistrate, urged proactive actions to ensure diversity and accessibility, while also advising dissuasion from discrimination as highlighted in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
