Early intervention is impossible without awareness.
This was highlighted by the minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa while officiating at Hilton Organisation Wheelbarrow Race at Albert Park.
Vuniwaqa also revealed the Ministry for Women and Children has pledged to inculcate within their awareness platform, programs for raising awareness on children living with disabilities and the need for early intervention for such children.
The Minister for Women adds that stakeholders need to work collaboratively to ensure that the development of children born with disabilities are continuously monitored and that the appropriate intervention is made at every stage it is needed.
She adds that a heightened awareness will mean an increased need for such services as those provided by the Frank Hilton Organisation.
Meanwhile, the Frank Hilton Organization has been providing early intervention services to children with disabilities for over 50 years.
Government has allocated $8,000.000 disability allowance under the social protection program and for the first time, an allocation has been made to do preparatory work to establish a center for psycho‑socially challenged individuals.
Organizers of the Hilton Organisation Wheelbarrow Race have also confirmed that they raised over $100,000 and the money to helping improve the status of living for children living with disabilities.
