The  success  story  of  three  children  with  physical  disability namely: Yakubu Gifty, David Kweku  and Bachelor  Ladi is worth  recounting. These  three  children  aged 13,15 and 14  respectively  are  from  Dusbuliga, Basyonde   and  Denugu, all  in  the  Garu-Tempane  District   of  the  Upper  East  Region of Ghana.

Even though they are from different  family  backgrounds and communities  as above, they  shared  a  common  problem  summed  up  in  one word  as “neglect”. In  view  of  their  disabilities ,the  parents  of  these  children  simply  did not  see the need  to send  them  to school. Thus, whilst their non-disabled siblings   were put in schools, they were  left  out  under  the pretext  of  mobility  constraints  and the drudgery of having to be carrying  them to school  each  day.

Following  community  surveys  conducted by  Programme Officers, the three  children were  identified in separate  occasions. They were assessed and registered  under the Programme. The  families  and community  members  of  these  children  were  also sensitized   on  the  need for them to be  enrolled in Schools. They  were  subsequently enrolled  in Schools and are learning along with their peers. Besides, each of them  were  later  given  a tricycle  to  enhance  their  mobility. As  a result, they  are able to move independently  to their respective Schools and are well  integrated. The  Programme, under  the auspices  of the PWS&D offered  support  in the form goats  and  farm  inputs  such as seed to the families  of these  children. This  has empowered  these families  economically and  they  are able  to  fend  for  the children  in school.