Paper short abstract:

Some People with Disabilities in Ghana underwent skills training through the Social Protection Program-Rehabilitation and Rlg ICT training with the goal of getting a job. Research shows that the beneficiaries feel exploited because they are still unemployed and begging by the road side.

Paper long abstract:

Ghana has many interventions or systems to eradicate poverty among vulnerable people especially those with disabilities. One of these programs is the Social Protection Program under which Rehabilitation and Rlg ICT training of People with Disabilities (PWDs) have been implemented. Rlg is the first indigenous African company to assemble laptops, desktops and mobile phones and offer ICT training in computer and phone repairs. This strategy is one of the most effective ideas to alleviate poverty among PWDs by empowering them with employable skills. In view of this, Ghana's Parliament launched the Social Protection Program in conformity with United Nations Convention on the Right of People with disabilities (UNCRPD) as well as the Disability Law of Ghana. This paper draws on a qualitative interview study and employs a phenomenological approach to examine how PWDs experience the social protection programs and its impacts under the Rlg ICT and the Rehabilitation trainings in Ghana. Based on the findings from the interviews, the participants indicated they were exploited and they had limited knowledge about the whole program. They also confirmed that, there was no significant policy implementation process or roadmap hence, they had no benefits because they are still unemployed and begging by the road side. In conclusion, my focus is to use this interpretive framework in the future to fight for justice, by creating and raising awareness of the Social Protection Programs through advocacy campaigns.