operationalize the Act. The capacity of 27 officials from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the Births and Deaths Registry, the Registry of Marriage, and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) were built on document fraud detection. The government also improved its ability to collect and collate data on trafficking victims. The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Department of Social Welfare and a number of NGOs undertook sensitization exercises in vulnerable communities. A 17member national steering committee that will oversee the implementation of the national intervention database project for combating human trafficking in Ghana was inaugurated. There were reports of internal and cross-border trafficking of women and children for the purposes of sexual exploitation or forced labour. The number of cases of trafficking offenders prosecuted remained low. 2.26 Persons with Disability (PWDs) 2.26.1 Legislative Framework on Disability Ghana has ratified the Convention on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities. On the domestic front, the country is yet to develop the necessary Legislative Instruments to give effect to the Persons with Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715). 2.26.2 Empowering PWDs As part of efforts to empower persons with disability (PWDs) to be able to engage in gainful employment, earn better incomes and reduce their dependency on others, the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare in collaboration with Messrs rLG Communications Ltd initiated a programme to train 5,000 persons with disability (PWDs) in ICT, mobile phone repairs, and computer assembling and repairs. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is planning to offer a second degree course in Disability Studies at the University. 2.26.3 District Assembly support to PWDs Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 40