In May, the Rural Electrification
Authority (REA) donated sanitary towels and garments worth Kshs. 300,000/- to
girls living with disability at 8 schools in Kakamega County. REA was invited
to carry out the CSR activity by former nominated Senator Hon. Godliver Omondi,
and the current Member of the County Assembly (MCA) for Kholera Ward, Kakamega
County. She is also the Patron of the United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK). The
REA team that accompanied the former nominated Senator included Elizabeth
Onoka, Lucy Muricho and Anne Bosibori.
The schools which benefited from this
CSR activity include Bulimbo Special school, Matungu SDA Special school for the
mentally handicapped, Koyonzo Special School for the visually impaired, Kiyondo
Special school, St. Angela Secondary school for the deaf, Arise and Shine
special school for the disabled, Daisy Special school for the physically
handicapped and vocational training and Kakamega Special school for the deaf,
all in Kakamega County.
During visit, Hon. Godliver shared her
experience growing up as a disabled girl in the village and the way she managed
to grow to become a Senator despite the challenges. She encouraged the girls to
overlook their physical challenges and to work hard towards achieving their
dreams.
On behalf of the
schools visited, Hon. Omondi thanked REA for the support and requested for
future partnership between REA and UDPK to offer support to persons living with
disability through REA’s CSR programme. The REA officials encouraged the UDPK
and the respective schools to send in their proposals for CSR partnership each
year for consideration noting that REA is a disability conscious organization
that considers employment and procurement opportunities for persons living with
disability.
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