Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar appealed to the nation Sunday night to help her with a project to assist 30,000 children across the country who have special needs. She said the corporate sector and private individuals can help her to provide assistance to the children, many of whom are in medical need.
In making her appeal, Persad-Bissessar said, "You will say it is the duty of the State and, yes, it is, but if we get every helping hand along the way to partner, then we can get the children the kind of care and attention they need," she said.
“There are so many of them and so that will be my next initiative.”
She said, “My ambition is for us to do research worldwide and see how best, as citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, we can can take care of the special children of this country.
“I am told by the Minister of Education that there may over 30,000 challenged children in this country, but institutions only cater for about 1,500 to 2,000.
“That means there are thousands of children who are in need of special care and attention and they are not receiving it."
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