UNLIMITED! A Show of Talent and Support for Persons…

Sierra Leone's Ministry of Social Welfare presents... UNLIMITED! A Show of Talent and Support for Persons with Disabilities. Sponsored by The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations.

The special event will provide a valuable platform to showcase the strides of co-sponsors and Sierra Leone in implementing the Convention, particularly in displaying talents and artistic and cultural skills and products of persons with disabilities. The intended displays, performances and fashion show will be interspersed with remarks/speeches by advocates and representatives. For Sierra Leone, these include the Minister of Social Welfare, the Permanent Representative to the UN, representatives of the disability community and others.

Sierra Leone has made impressive progress in developing socio-economic empowerment programmes for persons with disabilities, including a revised system for disability assessment and determination. With the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Multi-Partners Trust Fund, multi-stakeholders committees have been set up to generate referrals and linkages in addressing disability-related issues.

Given that various organizations of persons with disabilities actively involved in arts and music will showcase their talents on this occasion, those in Sierra Leone include: Great Walpoleans, Disabled Artists Union, Milton Margai School for the Blind Musical Group.