As the Federal Nigeria Society for the Blind celebrates its eleventh white cane day at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos with a walk come August 13, celebrities like Fathia Balogun, Ranti (Iwe Kikosinger), Ruggedman and others will join in to draw attention to the plight of visually impaired persons.
The walk will start at the National Stadium to Funsho Williams, Costain round-about then back to stadium.
“The white cane day activity is an annual charity and public enlightenment program of the society started eleven years ago,” said chairman of the executive council of FNSB Asiwaju Fola Osibo.
“It is organised as another event in our calendar to raise funds for the society for its program of training and rehabilitating the visually impaired in our society, a task we have successfully carried out in the past 61years.
“It is also a public enlightenment program to draw attention of the general public to the plight of the blind and partially sighted persons in our society so that everyone would know how he/she can lend a helping hand.”
Osibo however added that the public should always endeavour to help the blind in any way they can “A white cane is a universal symbol with which you recognize the visually challenged person. It simply means that when you see a person with a white cane, you should recognise him/her as being visually impaired or blind and it is everyone’s responsibility to lend a helping hand. Help him/her to cross the road, warn him/her of obstacles or dangers ahead, and assist in getting in and out of public transport. The list of the support the public can give is endless.”
Over 3, 000 blind or partially-sighted persons have graduated in vocational skills like typewriting, handicraft, tie and dye, computer training, soap making and home economics by FNSB, a non-governmental organisation
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