Gérald Oriol Jr., Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities, met this week with Chesnel Pierre, the Director General of the National Office of Old-Age Insurance (ONA), in order increase raising awareness of the independent work of persons with reduced mobility and promoting the creation of small businesses as a career choice, as well as the potential benefits that flow from it for women with reduced mobility.

For persons with reduced mobility, trade or self-employment makes it possible to achieve a better balance between disability status and working life, thanks to greater flexibility in terms of work pace, working hours and location. and their income and standard of living.

"ONAFANM aims to create, through the weakest, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth to build a society in which no one is excluded and allows the development of a sense of autonomy, and also of to be socially and economically active, as far as possible, according to its situation [...] "recalled Chesnel Pierre.

At the end of the meeting, the two men agreed to fine-tune a strategy, which will highlight and show that ONAFANM is a realistic option, not only for people with disabilities but also to fight stereotypes and negative attitudes towards an economically more balanced society.

HL/ HaitiLibre