{"id":702,"date":"2025-03-12T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/?p=702"},"modified":"2025-03-12T23:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T23:04:01","slug":"cepd-praises-ghanas-2025-budget-as-landmark-for-disability-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/cepd-praises-ghanas-2025-budget-as-landmark-for-disability-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"CEPD Praises Ghana\u2019s 2025 Budget as \u201cLandmark\u201d for Disability Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Centre for Employment of Persons with Disabilities (CEPD) has lauded the government\u2019s 2025 budget, calling it a \u201cSuper Inclusive Budget\u201d and an \u201cunprecedented milestone\u201d in Ghana\u2019s Fourth Republic for prioritising the rights, economic participation, and well-being of persons with disabilities (PWDs).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEPD highlighted several key aspects of the budget which was presented to Parliament on March 11, 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;<strong>Increased Funding for Disability Support:<\/strong>&nbsp;A 40% increase in the Disability Fund to enhance access to healthcare, education, and assistive technologies.<br>2.&nbsp;<strong>Employment and Economic Empowerment:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tax incentives for businesses employing Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and a new PWD Entrepreneurship Fund to promote self-sufficiency.<br>3.&nbsp;<strong>Accessible Infrastructure and Transport:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dedicated funding to ensure PWD-friendly public buildings, roads, and transport systems.<br>4.&nbsp;<strong>Expanded Social Protection:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme now covers more PWDs, and a Universal Assistive Devices Scheme will provide essential mobility and communication aids.<br>5.&nbsp;<strong>Education and Skills Development:<\/strong>&nbsp;Scholarships, specialised training centers, and expanded vocational programmes to equip PWDs for the modern workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEPD stated that this budget marks a turning point for disability rights in the country, setting a new standard for future administrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organisation commended this historic commitment and urged full implementation to translate these policies into meaningful change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe stand ready to collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that true inclusion, equity, and social justice become a reality for all,\u201d the CEPD said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SOURCE: DisabilityNewsGH.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centre for Employment of Persons with Disabilities (CEPD) has lauded the government\u2019s 2025 budget, calling it a \u201cSuper Inclusive Budget\u201d and an \u201cunprecedented milestone\u201d in Ghana\u2019s Fourth Republic for prioritising the rights, economic participation, and well-being of persons with disabilities (PWDs). The CEPD highlighted several key aspects of the budget which was presented to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":706,"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702\/revisions\/706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cepdgh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}