By: P Uriah Suah
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Ganta, Nimba County – The Chief Executive Director of the Life is Good Disabled Organization, Madam Abigail Gonkarnue, has made a passionate plea to prominent sons and daughters of Nimba County, including the county’s lawmakers, to come to their aid in addressing the pressing challenges facing the organization.
In an interview with DN News , Madam Gonkarnue lamented that the organization, established in May 2013, still lacks an office space and has been conducting its meetings under a butter tree, which poses significant challenges to their operations.
“We’ve been facing this problem since the organization was founded. We do not have an office, and sitting under a tree makes it very difficult to hold regular meetings. We are appealing to our district’s leaders and the city mayor to help us with this pressing issue,” Madam Gonkarnue stated.
The Executive Director further called on the Representative of Nimba District #1, Hon. Samuel Brown, and other local leaders to assist in improving their working conditions.
Meanwhile, Madam Gonkarnue has also shed light on the challenges the organization faces in transporting goods from their farms to town.
She explained that members of the Life is Good Disabled Organization have successfully planted beans and engaged in lowland rice farming to sustain themselves. However, the primary challenge lies in transporting their harvested rice from the farm to town.
“The rice is ready for harvesting, but we don’t have the means to bring it to town. Before the Christmas season, we reached out to Representative Samuel Brown’s office for assistance with transportation, but despite promises, we have not received any help. Each time we call, we are told the Representative is in session,” Madam Gonkarnue explained.
She added that they had to rely on motorcycles to transport some of the harvested rice but noted that a large portion of the rice is still on the farm due to the lack of reliable transportation.
Madam Gonkarnue, who also serves as the Vice President of the Nimba County Disabled Organization and Coordinator at the National Commission on People with Disabilities, reiterated her appeal for urgent support to alleviate the organization’s difficulties.
“We need the government and other stakeholders to step in and help us. These challenges are affecting our ability to grow and sustain ourselves and avoid street begging,” she concluded.
