Karachi, October 25, 2019 (PPI-OT): Special Assistant to CM Sindh on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Syed Qassim Naveed Qamar has said that Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Sindh has been closely coordinating with Non-Governmental Organizations, working for the same cause, for betterment of special children and will support their cause in future as well. This he said while talking to a delegation of Poverty Eradication Initiatives, an NGO working for special children, here in his office today. On this occasion Secretary DEPD Khalid Chachar, Provincial coordinator of Poverty Eradication Initiatives Aijaz Ali Khawaja, GM operations Syed Gohar Ali Shah and Health Specialist Dr. Misbah were also present.

Aijaz Ali Khawaja briefed Special Assistant to CM Sindh on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Syed Qassim Naveed Qamar regarding working of their organisation, adding that soon they would provide wheelchairs, shoes and other accessories to special children in Hyderabad, Larkana and Mirpurkhas and gradually the scope would be extended to other parts of Sindh. Syed Qassim Naveed Qamar said that it was really satisfactory that several NGOs were working for betterment and rehabilitation of special children and DEPD in its limited resources was also facilitating special children.

He added, ‘ In Sindh as many as 29 special education and rehabilitation centres are providing health, education, care and vocational training to special children to enable them to become useful citizens of the society ‘ . He welcomed all other stakeholders to come forward and facilitate the special children and DEPD would coordinate with them in all possible measures.

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