Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Bakti's Phase 2 programme for disabled

Bakti (the Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers) will be launching the second phase of the Semai Bakti programme to help the disabled on Feb 1. 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will launch the national programme at the PDK Puteri Gunung in Taman Tasek Indah, Simpang Ampat, South Seberang Prai here. 

In a press statement, Bakti, headed by Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah, the Prime Minister's wife, announced that the objectives for the second phase would be to get the public's commitment in building a caring society regardless of race or religion. 

The programme would involve all MPs' and assemblymen's wives to get constituencies' allocations that would be channelled directly to the disabled. 

Bakti also aimed to better the education quality for the less fortunate through a series of courses to improve the skills of PDK teachers, parents, management staffers and the community. 

A complete research and campaign would also be held under the programme to decrease the number of disabled by working with the Welfare and Health departments to help pregnant mothers. 

Semai Bakti was first launched by the Prime Minister in April 2005.
 
Source: The Star Jan.29, 2008

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