The Ruparelia Group has come to the rescue of People with disabilities, donating to them millions of shillings to uplift their lives.
The donation was made on Thursday at the Skills and Talent Expo 2018 at Mengo Secondary School.
The expo was organised yearly by the Rena Community Development Association.
It was attended by persons with disabilities from Kampala metropolitan area, including Wakiso, Mpigi, Kiira, Kyengera, Entebbe and Kajjansi.
The executive director of the Rena Community Development Association, Twaha Katende said the expo is aimed at finding a solution to the problems faced by PWDs.
“We can only achieve this by giving out all that we can to make their lives better,” Mr Katende said.
He said that this year’s theme is to support PWDs towards achieving self-reliance and better livelihoods.
Speaking at the function, Rajiv Ruparelia, the managing director of Crane Management Services thanked the organising committee for coming up with such a wonderful idea of uniting people and playing games so that their talents can be identified.
He called upon the ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to come up with capacity building programmes that can help the disabled to acquire skills and meet their desired goals in future.
“As Ruparelia Group, we have been at the forefront of working closely with the disabled. That’s why in all our buildings, we have decided to set up some places where these people can work,” he said.
He said these facilities were accessible at Kampala Boulevard Building, Hardware City, Market Plaza and Kingdom Kampala.