Executive project of Kuwait 2035 Vision for persons with disabilities concludes
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 3, (KUNA): United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Kuwait Tarek Elsheikh announced Monday the conclusion of implementing a project for Kuwait 2035 Vision towards persons with disabilities, jointly with UNDP and Public Authority of the Disabled.
Elsheikh made the announcement during a ceremony held by the authority at the UN headquarters, marking the International Day of Disabled, which focuses this year on “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”.
The completion of this project aims to enhance opportunities for the integration of persons with disabilities in life and community activities and to ensure their participation in Kuwait’s efforts to achieve sustainable development, Elsheikh said.
For her part, Director General of the Authority, Dr Shafeeqa Alawadhi said highest quality standards have been achieved in the programs of early intervention, education, and giving persons with disabilities easy access to buildings and modern technologies.
The partnership with UNDP and the Supreme Council for Planning and Development has achieved remarkable results in the development of capacities at the level of institutions and individuals, which leads to the development of more efficient procedures to accelerate the full integration of persons with disabilities in the workplace, study, health care and other community facilities, she added. A range of standards has been issued to regulate and identify areas of support in education for people with disabilities to enable persons with disabilities to take advantage of modern technology and digital devices as part of initiatives to achieve their full integration, she added.
Al-Awadhi appreciated the role of partnership with UNDP as an important factor in improving the situation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life.
More than 42,000 people with disabilities have been registered in Kuwait, as the Authority is keen to continue its efforts to develop the quality of services provided. The Authority allocated its 2018-2019 budget worth KD 171 million to provide people with disabilities necessary care.