3 December 2007
Premier of the Western Cape, Ebrahim Rasool and Deputy Minister of Social
Development, Dr Jean Swanson-Jacobs will on Monday, 3 December 2007 hand over
an accessible house in Nyanga in celebration of International Day of Disabled
Persons(IDDP).
Handing over of accessible house:
Date: 3 December 2007
Time: 09h00
Place: 63 Great Dutch, KTC, Nyanga.
The Premier and Deputy Minister will also be addressing an event to
celebrate IDDP at Sahara Park Newlands Cricket Ground at about 11h30. The event
will be preceded by a march of disabled persons starting at 09h00(from Newlands
Swimming Pool).
Background:
The IDDP is an annual event which was proclaimed by the United Nations
General Assembly in October 1992 to promote understanding of disability issues,
and to raise awareness on the rights of the disabled persons amongst
communities.
The South African government through the Office on the Status of Disabled
Persons (OSDP) celebrates this day yearly with satellite events taking place in
all provinces. The Western Cape is the host province for this year's
commemoration of IDDP.
The OSDP office uses this day to promote the rights of the disabled persons,
and to ensure their full participation and integration in all aspects of life.
This year, the OSDP will use this event to celebrate its 10th anniversary and
also to celebrate the ratification and the signing of the United Nations
Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. The theme for this
year's celebrations is: "Decent work for Persons with Disabilities".
Enquiries:
Sampson Phakwago
Cell: 082 821 4883
Jeremy Michaels
Office of the Premier
Provincial Government of the Western Cape
Tel: 021 483 9955
Cell: 082 772 1122
Fax: 021 483 7196
E-mail: jmichaels@pgwc.gov.za
Issued by: Office of the Premier, Western Cape Provincial Government
3 December 2007
Source: Western Cape Provincial Government (http://www.capegateway.gov.za/)
