THE Eastern Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) has donated five bails of second-hand clothing to the All Nations Development Agency (ANIDA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), to support the upkeep of 205 orphaned children under its care.
The items, worth more than GH¢1,000, were in appreciation of the NGO’s commitment to reach out to marginalised and vulnerable children in society.
Presenting the items on behalf of the RRC last Wednesday, the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, said the donation was also to complement ANIDA’s project “The Silent Cry”, meant to reach out to underprivileged children who needed care and support.
He commended ANIDA for initiating a child-sponsorship programme through which it had spent not less than GH¢700 on each child per term on their education and general upkeep.
“Admittedly, the plight of these children is very pathetic and worrisome as they really need care, support and compassion to enable them to be well integrated into society,” he said.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo stated that since the plight of the orphaned children could “befall the children of anyone of us, we must all come to the aid of unfortunate children who need our support to become responsible in the future”.
Receiving the items on behalf of the children, the President of ANIDA, Rev. Mrs Rose Donkor, thanked the RCC for the gesture.
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