Ms Juliet Atia, a 17-year-old physically challenged student in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, has appealed to government, philanthropists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to support her to complete her education.
The student, who stays with the grandmother, lamented that her parents had neglected her, but she managed with the support of some relatives to complete the Bolgatanga Technical School in 2012, and could not make it in Mathematics and English Language.
Ms Atia, who made the request after she had received a wheel chair from World Vision International, an NGO, at Tongo, said her ambition was to become a Secretary.
She said that her father, Mr Kwame Atia, who was a driver in Tamale, was now jobless and she could not trace her mother who, had travelled to Kumasi to do menial jobs. The District Coordinating Director for the Talensi District Assembly, Mr Fuseini Alhassan, praised World Vision for supporting Ms Atia, and complementing the Assembly�s efforts at promoting health, education and agriculture.
The District Social Welfare Director, Ms Theresa Ayagiyire, commended the Assembly for supporting persons with disabilities to acquire education at the University, Training College, Senior High School and School for the Deaf.
Mr Norbert Baba Akolbila, the Area Development Programme Manager of World Vision in charge of the Talensi District, said the wheel chair was donated to the girl to facilitate her movements.
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