Jane Ansah warns against vulnerable people abuse

**By Jimmy Chazama: **

State Vice President Jane Ansah has expressed concern over insults and abuse faced by people with disabilities and the elderly.

She said the behaviour contradicts the principle of “leaving no one behind” in development efforts.

Ansah made the remarks during an event organised by Dr. Jane Ansah Foundation in Senior Chief Kalumbu’s area, Lilongwe, Wednesday.

Food items and maize seed were distributed to elderly people, persons with albinism, individuals with dwarfism and other people with disabilities.

Ansah said the foundation was already working with marginalised groups by giving them food and seed, while encouraging them to clear gardens and plant maize.

“We should not give people fish, but give them the fishing rod and teach them to fish,” Ansah said.

She said the government would continue to deliver development projects across all areas of the country using the Constituency Development Fund.

Meanwhile, Senior Chief Kalumbu has said the support came at a critical time when food shortages are biting.

“Most of my people have no food,” Kalumbu said.

(Empowering marginalized)-Ansah donates food and seed to vulnerable families in Kalumbu’s area.