AFRILIKS | The practice of begging deplored among blind people in Kinshasa
acpcongo.com schedule 15.04.2023
The practice of begging deplored among blind people in KinshasaKinshasa, April 15th, 2023 (CPA).- The practice of begging by blind people on the main arteries of the city of Kinshasa has been deplored, many times by road users, CPA noted on Friday.
« From the early hours of the day, men and women, more often elderly, cling to the windshields of vehicles to solicit financial assistance to passengers. They are always accompanied by a guide, usually minors, who take advantage of traffic jams and red traffic lights to approach and solicit help from the bona fide people in their vehicles.
“My family has abandoned me since I became blind at the age of 27, » said the 56-year-old Jeannine. “I live in the Mombele district, in the family plot. But, neither my ex-husband, my three sons nor my own sisters, nobody takes care of me, except my little daughter who has been accompanying me here for a few months, » she added.
He appealed to decision-makers to help them make ends meet, as..
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