Singer Stonebwoy has extended a helping hand to the members of the blind community in Kumasi, Ashanti Region.
The Dancehall act has pledged his commitment to raising funds to purchase white canes for the blind and partially sighted.
He made the spontaneous pledge when Ultimate Fm’s Ivan Heathcote – Fumador approached him to give an endorsement with the white cane ahead of the International White Cane Safety Day.
Out of the over 5000 members of the Ghana Blinds Union in the Ashanti Region, the latest needs assessment saw over 4,700 expressing their dire need for white canes.
The tool which helps in the mobility of persons with disability is sold at the Ghana Blinds Union Resource Center at 70 cedis per copy.
The cost of the white cane is beyond what several visually impaired persons in the region can afford.
Stonebwoy gave GHc 400 on the spur of the moment and pledged to ensure that he takes up the challenge to purchase more.
“Let me use this opportunity to let all people know that once you are alive, you have not escaped disability because we are prone to injuries and accidents. We have to give priority to persons with disability”, Stonebwoy said.
“If you see these white canes with the red marks on it, you should know that these are people who are visually impaired and you have to accord them such respect to the maximum”, he added.
The Union is hoping to receive more support from benevolent individuals.
