Foundation donates 100 wheelchairs to support PWDs in Gombe
By Elizabeth Ogunjobi
Family Trust and Care Foundation in collaboration with Beautiful Gates Handicapped People Centre, on Saturday donated 100 wheelchairs to support Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Gombe.
Dr Zainab Gwamna, Founder and Chairperson of the Foundation distributed the wheelchairs in Gombe.
He said the gesture was to ease the recipients movements and to make life easy for them.
Gwamna, the wife of Dr Jamil Gwamna, the Governorship Candidate, All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 general elections in Gombe State, said that the gesture was to promote inclusion, dignity, and equal opportunities for persons with special needs.
She said: “This initiative is more than the presentation of mobility aids.
“It is about restoring independence, opening doors to opportunities, and reaffirming the belief that every individual deserves the chance to live with dignity and participate fully in society.
“For many of our beneficiaries, a wheelchair represents freedom. It means access to education, healthcare, employment, social engagement, and a better quality of life.
“It is a tool that transforms lives and gives hope where limitations once existed”.
The philanthropist added that Family Trust and Care Foundation believed that inclusiveness was true development.
“A society can only thrive when every member, regardless of physical ability, has the opportunity to contribute and succeed.
“This belief continues to inspire our work in health, education, humanitarian services, and community development,” she said.
Gwamna commended Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre for their partnership and commitment to improving the lives of persons with disabilities in Gombe State and Nigeria.
She further announced a cash donation of N5,000 to each of the 100 beneficiaries to service the wheelchairs.
On her part, Sandra Yilgwan, Director of Media, Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre, Jos, commended Gwamna for partnering with her centre to meet the needs of the PWDs in the state.
Yilgwan reiterated the importance of the wheelchairs to improving access to education, health care and other vocational skills acquisition.
She encouraged the beneficiaries not to give up but to embrace education to empower themselves and build a future where they could impact positively on the development of Nigeria.
Also speaking, Dr Ishiyaku Adamu, the Executive Chairman, Gombe State Commission for Persons with Disabilities (GSCPWD), commended the gesture aimed at supporting the PWDs in the state.
