ASDEPCO FULFILLS PLEDGE TO HSUVI; BOOSTS HER ADAPTED ICT DEPARTMENT
AdminThe organization Action for Sustainable Development And Environmental Protection for Communities (ASDEPCO) has redeemed the pledge made to its partner organization, Hope Social Union For the Visually Impaired (HSUVI) during the launch of the HSUVI head office on January four 2023.
Five months after having entered a memorandum of understanding, ASDEPCO has donated two desktop computers, two computer speakers, as well as a UPS device to the HSUVI Office Space to help boost the Information Communication Technology training component of the latter.
Speaking at the reception ceremony which took place on Saturday September 2 2023 at the HSUVI head office mile 4 Nkwen Bamenda, the Board Chair and adviser of the former, Prince Ngwieh Michaelson Sah observed that the donations worth 150,000 FCFA was in line with the shared vision of both organizations which is that of ensuring disability inclusion but most particularly, the inclusion of persons with visual impairments through digital literacy.
He was pleased with the proactive and assertive nature of HSUVI’s virtues which he had observed ever since the launch of her office space, qualities which suitcase organizations may need to copy.
“This is just the genesis of our partnership fruits in our long walk towards disability inclusion, given that the empowerment of persons with visual impairments does not end only with digital literacy. ASDEPCO is equally committed to placing its human resource like staff at the disposal of HSUVI for the transcription of Braille scripts of students with visual impairments outside the University of Bamenda”. Prince Ngwieh Michaelson announced.
On his part the president of the recipient organization, MR Peter Tonain who doubles as the principal adapted Information trainer being flanked by some members of his executive council as well as a representation of members from the general assembly expressed their profound gratitude to the donor organization, with a promise on behalf of HSUVI to put the equipment to judicious use. “We again renew our pledge to stand by ASDEPCO in matters relating to disability inclusion and particularly the inclusion of persons with visual impairments as stated in our partnership agreement”. Mr. Tonain submitted.
Judging from the facial expressions of all who took part at this handing over ceremony, the lesson one takes home is that politicians, service providers and other stakeholders in the disability sector do have quite much to learn from the ASDEPCO example as far as making and delivering promises is concerned.
Comments (2)
Uncle P
Thank you ASDEPCO for greasing the elbows of HSUVI in her quest to making digitalization very adaptable to persons with visual impairments. I invite the general public to visit our centre/office space at the mile 4 Nkwen neighbourhood in order to see for themselves the wonders inclusive technology.
Peter Tonain
Thank you Mayor Fonguh Cletus, Marina Mangwi–disability focal person for Bamenda III Council and journalist Bakah Derick, these three inclusion gurus for ensuring that HSUVI thrilled the Bamenda III population in particular and the entire Bamenda public in general with a novelty so far as sports inclusion was concerned at this year’s tournament. We promise to emerge with more interesting sporting activities in the subsequent editions.