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NCPD

National Commission for Persons with Disability

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RTI Refurbishment

Chairman's statement at the turning of the soil for the Modern Training Center for the PWDs at the Rural Vocational Training Institute in Kenema.

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Workshop

Focus Area: The Disability Act. Done in partnership with the Human Rights Commission

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Relocation Package

Awarded to the Handicap Action Movement (HAM)

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Personal Energy Transport

Distribution of PET to Persons with Disabilities in collaboration with SLUDI (Sierra Leone Union on Disability Issues)

Our Organisation

The National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPD) was established in 2012 as provided for in Section (2) of the Persons with Disability Act 2011.

The PWD Act 2011 itself is domesticated form of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and Article 33 provides that state parties should establish an implementing agency of the Convention.

The Act states thus “being an Act to establish the National Commission for Persons with disabilities, to prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities, achieve equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities and provide for other related matters”.

Our Mandate

Vision

To create a conducive atmosphere in which all categories of persons with disability will live independently and in a dignify manner within the shortest time frame in our services delivery by providing a structurally friendly environment leading to a competence driven workforce.

Welfare

Mobilize and maintain data on persons with disabilities, provide adequate advise to the ministry for their and coordinate services in Sierra Leone for their rights and welfare.

Community Engagement

Coordinate the implementation of community level projects on issues related to disability and put in place operational schemes and project for the empowerment of persons with disabilities.