Disabled people for VGD stressed

Speakers at an interface meeting on Monday stressed on inclusion of disabled people in the selection process of beneficiaries in the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme at union levels. They viewed this at the interface meeting titled VGD affairs community score card organised by Rangdhanu District Protibondhi Adhikar Sangstha (RDPAS), Rangpur at Gopalpur union parishad hall room in Badarganj upazila of the district.

Access Bangladesh Foundation and Commonwealth Foundation extended assistance in arranging the event participated by 60 people, including Members and Secretary of Gopalpur union parishad, civil society members, disabled people and local elite.

Gopalpur union parishad Chairman Md Azizur Rahman attended the event as the chief guest with President of RDPAS Md Rabiul Islam in the chair. General Secretary of RDPAS Md Hasanur Rahman (Helal) moderated the event.

Community Organiser of RDPAS Md Atiar Rahman delivered a keynote essay narrating statistics and social status of disabled population and negligible number of VGD beneficiaries among them in Gopalpur union. The speakers proposed involving representatives of the disabled population in the selection process of VGD beneficiaries to bring more women with disabilities under the programme for their inclusive development.