The event was kicked off by the Chairman of JONAPWD who welcomed the guest thereafter giving a brief history of the association. 3rd December every year is marked as International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). On this special day, all the JONAPWD members in Borno state come together to celebrate “a day for all” with themes reflecting a growing understanding that disability is part of human condition. He said almost every human being would be temporarily or permanently impaired at some point in life. This year’s the UN theme is “Build back better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 world.
During the event, REBHI sensitized the members on the effects of GBV on people living with physical disabilities.
