3.9 Objective 9: Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable Groups, including the Disabled, The poor, IDPs and Refugees. 3.9.1 The Present Administration believes that all citizens are important, blessed with peculiar endowments, and therefore has roles to play in the development of the country. In order to avoid stigmatization of groups, the National Assembly is about to pass a bill that outlaws discrimination against disabled persons. The physically challenged are specifically encouraged in the versatile skills and fields of endeavour while those that desire to go to school are encouraged through special scholarship programmes. During the reporting period, the Federal Government initiated diverse actions aimed at addressing the problems of displaced persons, among which are the following:  deployment of military personnel for rescue operations in flood devastated areas of the country in 2009, 2010 and 2011;  deployment of joint military teams to crises-ridden areas to quell the situation and restore peace;  through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), government has been providing relief packages and compensation to displaced persons and victims of disasters;  establishment of more centers for NEMA in order to enable the Agency coordinate the vast landscape of the nation and respond effectively to calls for duty as and at when due;  Approved, in November 2011, the procurement of a helicopter by NEMA, for prompt emergency rescue and ambulance services in disaster situations. 32