{
  "id": 3074726,
  "title": "Old Tafo disability fund support shifts focus from handouts to livelihoods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/old-tafo-disability-fund-support-shifts-focus-from-handouts-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:22:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/old-tafo-disability-fund-support-shifts-focus-from-handouts-to-livelihoods/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Tafo, a small piece of equipment has transformed phone repairer Owusu Michael's ability to work and improve his livelihood. The support from the Disability Fund aims to move beyond immediate assistance and help beneficiaries establish or strengthen livelihoods. The Old Tafo Municipal Assembly's MCE, Abubakar Sadiq, emphasized that persons with disabilities are active citizens with skills and potential to contribute to development. The government's decision to increase funding for persons with disabilities from 3% to 5% under the District Assemblies Common Fund has expanded resources for interventions. Beneficiaries such as Sulemana Issaka, who runs a container business and received a freezer, are grateful for the unexpected support. The Social Welfare Director stressed the importance of reinvesting profits into businesses rather than consuming them. From training to a new opportunity, Michael's phone repair skills were enhanced by a previous government program, and he believes the latest support will further boost his work. The Old Tafo Municipal Assembly aims to create an environment where persons with disabilities can work, earn, learn, and participate fully in community life. The success of the fund will be measured by the beneficiaries' ability to build sustainable businesses and improve their lives.",
  "summary": "For Owusu Michael, a phone repairer in Tafo, a small piece of equipment could change how much work he is able to take on each day. He has been given a phone repair equipment under the latest disbursement of the Disability Fund by the Old Tafo Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}