The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The World Bank will provide $ 25 million in assistance for a government-run project, 'Disability and Children-at-Risk Project (DCRP), to be launched next year for beter care and rehabilitation of the country's disabled people. The DCRP project seeks to improve health, education and employment opportunities for people with disability and raising public awareness about their empowerment

The DCRP will focus on three areas-disability services, awareness and capacity building; children-at-risk services and capacity building of the Ministry of Social Welfare.

Social Welfare Advisor Geetiara Safia Chowdhury in a meeting with the World Bank officials on September 17 signed documents on the project outlining plans for restructuring of a key institution involved in the project implementation, World Bank sources said. As per the new outline, the sources said, a center of excellence like Palli Karma Sangsthan Foundation (PKSF) and Social Development Fund (SDF) will be created by restructuring the existing National Foundation for the Development of Disabled Persons (NFDDP).