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10-year-old Felix Anthony of Relini
Nursery School in Arusha municipality is one of the beneficiaries of
wheelchairs donated through Mama Anna Mkapa's Fund. |
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3 disabled persons benefit from EOTF
By Matilda Kirenga
Equal Opportunity Trust Fund (EOTF) has donated a tri-cycle and two wheel-chairs
to three disabled persons.
The donation valued at 1,050,000/= was recently handed over to the Regional
Welfare Officer, Mr. Esther Letara.
Miss Eunice Urassa, Secretary of Arusha Branch of the Tanzania Association of
the Disabled (TAD) said that the beneficiaries of the donation were Felix
Anthony of Railway Nursery, Zeta Augustin of Oldadai and Nicetas Pius Bureta of
Engira Road, who was incapacitated after a family quarrel.
Miss Urassa said that the equipment was obtained through First Lady, Mama Anna
Mkapa Fund and it was the first time her Association benefitted from EOTF
donation.
Arusha Region, she said, has more than 1,000 handicapped people who all need
assistance. She said that those who got the equipment were in dire need. Giving
example of Felix who is ten years old, she said, he would have been in class
four but he has delayed to start school as he was handicapped. After the
donation he has now started nursery school.
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