Dar es Salaam, Dec. 28 -- PRESIDENT Hussein Ali Mwinyi has donated several supportive devices including 25 white canes to the Zanzibar National Association of the Blind (ZANAB).

This was revealed during the ZANAB Annual General Meeting (AGM) held here yesterday.

Ms Fatma Djaa Chessa from ZANAB handed over the white sticks to the beneficiaries, at least two white canes for each of the 11 districts of Zanzibar, thanking the President for the donation.

It was received by the Ministry of Social Welfare Development, Elders, Gender and Children for the people with disability in the Isles.

“We need more white canes because the visually impaired community has been growing. We ask other donors to contribute and support people with disabi...