The National Grassroots Disables' Association, the Action on Disability and Development International and Jagaran on Monday accorded reception to Moharam Ali, who has planned a world tour to generate an international fund for the people with disabilities.
Moharam Ali, who is scheduled to start his tour on June 25 and finish on December 24, will use land and waterways and will not use airways.
He was accorded the reception at a briefing at the Dhaka Reporter's Unity.
Mohammad Moharam Ali, a man with disabilities since his childhood and an employee at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, faces difficulty in arranging adequate financial support for his tour, though a Russian internet portal bezgraniz.com agreed to be his official sponsor of the tour.
While addressing the briefing, he said Bezgraniz.com connects the people with disabilities, their family and specialists and organisations that the people with special needs can mobilise themselves for mutual cooperation.
Moharam said his tour would cost about Tk 16.28 lakh and Bezgraniz would arrange Tk 10.86 lakh and he would have to arrange the rest Tk 5.42 lakh.
Jagaran executive member Jotishka Biswas handed over a cheque for Tk 2.47 lakh and said they would provide Moharam Ali with a total of Tk 4.07 lakh.
The National Grassroots Disables' Association handed over $ 500 to Moharam at the programme.
Nari Pratibandhi Parishad gave him a crest of honour.
Moharam Ali said he made a plan to visit India, Nepal, China (Tibet), Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Poland, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Germany, Egypt, England, Ireland and the United States.
'I do not want to generate a fund during the tour, but I will request world leader to generate an international fund for the people with disabilities,' he told the newsmen.
Among others, there were speaking on the occasion
ADD International country director Mosharraf Hossain and Centre for Rehabilitation for the Paralysed official Shafiqul Islam, among others, were present at the briefing.
24-year-old Mohoram Ali is using wheelchair after his left side became paralysed due to polio when he was 18-month-old.
Source : New Age
