The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has on Thursday 22nd February, 2024 employed Persons Living with Disability(PWDs) numbering 282 in a groundbreaking initiative.
The initiative targeted people that lost their jobs as a result of suspension of road toll collection in Ghana.
The CEO of YEA, Kofi Agyepong, in a press conference at the agency’s head office in Accra emphasized on providing employment for the Ghanaian youth as something paramount to the agency amidst the current economic uncertainties.
Mr Kofi, said this initiative became necessary considering the challenges Persons living with disability (PWDs) are facing after the government’s suspension of road toll collection rendering hundreds of this people jobless.
“Rather than lamenting the circumstances, we viewed this as an opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to affecting positive change” he added.
These individuals have been strategically placed as regional , municipal and district Disability Desk Officers across all 16 administrative regions and 266 YEA operational districts.
Meanwhile, the Agency has also developed alternative pathways through impactful modules such as Bussiness and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP), youth in skill training and the Garment and Textile Training initiative that aimed at providing equal opportunity for all.
This life changing initiative that kept smile on faces of many today, is at ensuring the welfare and social security of people living with disabilities thereby guaranteeing them equitable pleasure and access to same share of the National cake in terms of employment.
The Agency, expressed gratitude to partners and collaborators such as the Employment and Labour relation, and Roads and Transport ministries, Ghana Federation of Disability Organization and the Center for Employment of Persons living with Disability (CEPD) for the success of this initiative.
