Stigma and discrimination are violations of human rights ghanaweb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ghanaweb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The media and civil society have been urged to become a force for change in combating stigma and discrimination against persons with disabilities (PWDs) and their inclusion in the scheme of affairs.
That would go a long way to transform the lives of PWDs, Madam Susan Mensah of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), formerly United Kingdom Department for International Development (UKAid), said in Accra.
Stigma refers to the act of labelling someone as inferior because of an attribute he or she has; whilst discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between human beings based on their groups, classes, or other categories to which they are perceived to belong.
Ghana Somubi Dwumadie launches GHC11million grant fund for civil society 21st Dec 2020 | Source: GNA
The Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Programme), has launched its second call for proposals.
Under this call for proposals, the programme plans to award grants totalling GH¢ 11 million.
Ghana Somubi Dwumadie is a four-year disability programme in Ghana, with a specific focus on mental health and funded with UKAid from the UK Government.
Mrs Lyla Adwan-Kamara, Team Leader, Ghana Somubi Dwumadie, speaking at the launch in Accra, said the proposals to the fund should focus on projects which build evidence and effectiveness for mental health and disability inclusion interventions, and ensure that people with disability, including; people with mental health disability, are in the lead on approaches to improve their wellbeing, social and economic outcomes, and rights.
Stigma and discrimination are affronts to human rights and violate individual and/or group rights, Dr Isaac Annan, Director, Human Rights, Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has said.
Stigma refers to the act of labelling someone or to see someone as inferior because of an attribute whilst discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between human beings based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they are perceived to belong.
He said stigma and discrimination potentially undermined the right to basic services, including healthcare, education, housing and livelihood, which ultimately leads to social exclusion and disempowerment of affected persons.
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