NFDK Gives Equipment worth shs 1.3M to PWDs in Ksm

 

 Kisumu Central Deputy County Commissioner William Lang'at Bosek  present a welding Machine to one of the 35 Persons With Disabilities.The donation is from the National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya. Looking on is the Board Trustee Member of NFDK Prof Julia Ojiambo-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo

 

April 18, 2024

 

NFDK Gives Equipment worth shs 1.3M to PWDs in Ksm 

 

The National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya has given equipment worth shs 1.3Million to Persons with disabilities in Kisumu County.

 

The National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya Board of Trustee Member Prof Julia Ojiambo says a total of 35 Persons with disabilities in Kisumu are the beneficiaries of the equipment donated.

 

Addressing the press during the distribution of the items to the 35 PWDs today in Kisumu, Prof Ojiambo said the equipment have bee given so as help the PWDs earn a means of livelihood.

 

Prof Ojiambo says the items comprised of Sewing Machines, Kinyozi Kits, Welding Machines, Salon Kits and Carpentry tools among other have been distributed to the PWDs.

 

Ojiambo has urged the people who have benefited from the donation to utilize the items they have received properly.

 

At the same time, the National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya has donated shs 200,000 each to a number of institutions dealing with Persons with Disabilities across Nyanza region.

 

Some of the institutions that have benefited from the donation include Lutheran Church Special, Lake Primary school in Kisumu and Nyarongi in Migori county among others.

 

Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o’s  advisor on Disability issues Caroline Agwanda has urged the beneficiaries to ensure that they use the equipment for the intended purpose.

 

“We are requesting the beneficiaries to use the items donated to them wisely and ensure that they fully benefit from the tools provided for doing business,” Agwanda says.

 

Agwanda has further encouraged the Persons with disabilities to be good ambassadors for the National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya{NFDK}.

 

The National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya has a mandate of enhancing Social Economic empowerment to Persons with Disability in Kenya.

The National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya (hereafter referred to as the Fund) was registered on 7^th July, 1981 after a funds drive which raised Kshs. 20,768,363.15 in aid of persons with disabilities was held on 4^th October, 1980 during the Kenya National Year for the Disabled. 

The Trustees appointed by the then President Daniel  Arap Moi utilized the funds to purchase its first commercial building in the Central Business District, namely Rehema House, located along Kaunda/Standard street in 1982 at a price of Kshs.25 million.

The Fund was incorporated as a Trusteeship under the Trustees (Perpetual Succession) Act Cap. 164 of the Laws of Kenya on 6^th April, 1989. 

In the same year, another Harambee was held and the proceeds went towards purchase of a second building in Westlands, namely New Rehema House.

 This was in an effort to increase the capital base of the Fund.  In 2013, the Government of Kenya gave NFDK an amount of Kshs.475 million towards purchase of a 3rd property along Ngong Road, namely Rehema Place. 

In the year 2020, the Fund purchased its 4th building – Rehema College House along University Way.

The rent collected from these buildings forms the organizations main source of income which is utilized in funding its programmes as well as cover administrative costs. Surpluses are invested as per the policy of the Board of Trustees.