By Inclusive Reporters
GOMBE - This was contained in a statement signed by Ibrahim Sani Shawai, Spokesperson to Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna.
The Family Trust Care Foundation, founded and led by Chief Executive Officer Dr. Zainab Jamil Gwamna in partnership with the Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre has donated 100 wheelchairs to persons with disabilities in Gombe State.
The donation is part of a broader humanitarian effort to promote inclusion, dignity, and independent living for vulnerable groups.
Speaking at the presentation, Dr. Zainab said the initiative goes beyond providing mobility aids.
“This initiative is more than the distribution of wheelchairs. It is about restoring hope, expanding opportunities, and ensuring that persons with disabilities can participate fully in society,” she said.
She noted that the wheelchairs would improve beneficiaries’ access to education, healthcare, employment, and social activities. She reaffirmed the Foundation’s commitment to ensuring that every member of society has the opportunity to contribute and thrive.
Dr. Zainab further assured other disability clusters that they would also benefit from future empowerment programmes of the Foundation.
Dr. Zainab also highlighted the Foundation’s other humanitarian interventions, which include medical outreaches, educational support, food relief, and empowerment programmes for women, youth, and persons with disabilities.
She commended the Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre for its long-standing work in rehabilitation, advocacy, skills acquisition, educational support, and community reintegration.
“An inclusive society is one where no one is left behind. The needs of vulnerable groups must remain at the heart of policies and programmes for sustainable development,” she added, while also conveying a goodwill message from Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna.
According to her, Dr. Gwamna urged beneficiaries to remain confident and determined, stressing that disability should never define their potential.
"You are valued, respected, and full of promise,” he said.
In his remarks, the Executive Chairman of the Gombe State Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Ishiyaku Adamu, sincerely appreciated Dr. Zainab for her sustained love, care and support for persons with disabilities. He described the gesture as one of many interventions she has extended to the disability community through the Family Trust Care Foundation.
He encouraged beneficiaries to use the mobility aids responsibly as tools for education, employment, entrepreneurship and self-reliance. The Chairman also commended the Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre for the partnership and reaffirmed the readiness of the Commission to work with organisations and individuals committed to the empowerment and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
The event concluded with the presentation of ₦5,000 to each beneficiary by the Family Trust Care Foundation to assist with the maintenance of the wheelchairs.
The presentation was attended by government representatives, development partners, community leaders, media practitioners, and beneficiaries — all united in support of disability inclusion and the wellbeing of vulnerable groups
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