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GAMBIA ASSOCIATION OF THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED MARCHED IN THE STREET RAIISING FUNDS FOR ITS MEMBERS

On Thursday 24th December, 2020, Gambia Association Of Physically Disabled (GAPD) conducted long distanced march pass on a high way of Brikama from The Police Station towards Gambia College and raised or asked for funding from Commercial vehicles, private vehicles and from other pedestrians. The Different Persons With Disabled in this exercise were wheelchair users, clutch users, amputees and others

Some of the purpose of engaging in this important march pass according to Persons With Disabilities are that; Persons With Disabilities are not employed and thus, finds it difficult to feed their families for survival; Some expressed the fact that, they are not considered by the duty bearers during this covid19 challenging times; Some complained that, by virtue of imposition of restrictions, they cannot access their intended places of businesses.
It was in consequence of the foregoing above with other reasons, that prompted GAPD to be engaged in this exercise in order to defend the economic interests of its fellow members they undertook and promised to defend and stand for.

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