The director for SWEB Foundation, Mr. David Botwe, has revealed that they are embarking on an extensive research to fish out solutions to ease the pain of parents taking care of children with disabilities.
For this reason, they have selected few parents in Accra and given them cameras which would be used to monitor the daily activities of children living with disabilities.
In an interview with Mr. David Botwe, he noted that in several instances, pictures explain a point better than words; and this makes their move plausible. Parents given the gadget were advised to take photos of their ward playing at home, preparing for school, eating and summarize their daily lives with pictures.
He revealed that the method has been tried and tested in Nepal and it has worked perfectly for parents taking care of disabled children.
He continued that if parents used the cameras as directed, it would get policy makers and other NGOs feel their pain and come to their aid.
With support from Enablement an organization from the Netherlands, the cameras were purchased and distributed to the selected parents.
Joyce den Besten, a rep working with the organization urged parents to make good use of the project and tell the story of their wards through pictures.
Through this practice, she believes more data on children with disabilities would be gathered to enable them provide the right assistance for them.
�Pictures can say more than words. We have a lot of report that tells us about the sad situation disabled children go through. However, it is more powerful to use photos rather than words to describe it�, she said.
One parent was grateful this initiative has been taken by SWEB and Enablement. According to her, often times when they tell people about the pain they go through taking care of their wards, they find it hard to believe.
But to her, using the camera to tell the life story of their children would get people to appreciate what they really go through. She is also hoping that through the act of using cameras, government and other supportive bodies would come to their aid.
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ Email: [email protected]
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