Chrissy Foundation supports Becky Home
More than 60 people from Becky Home, an orphanage at Gomoa in the Central Region have benefited from a free medical screening conducted by Chrissy Foundation, a non-governmental organisation in Accra.
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The free medical screening includes malaria, typhoid, hepatitis tests and drugs to supplement effective health administration for the children, among others.
The NGO also donate items including bags of rice, tissues, soft drinks, clothes, medical disposables among others to support the orphange.
The screening and the donation are worth over GH¢ 20,000.
The President of the foundation, Christiana Asiedua-Asiedu led a delegation to present the items to the orphanage.
As part of the donation, the group spent time with the children and advised them on possible career choices while motivating them.
The members of the foundation also had lunch with the children and other fun activities.
Donation
The Vice president of the Chrissy Foundation, Albert Kwabena Frimpong presenting the items to the orphanage, reiterated the group’s commitment to providing for people in need in society, especially orphaned children as they have to rely on donated items for their daily survival.
He explained that the gesture was to contribute to providing a safe environment and sound mind for the beneficiaries by ensuring that their basic needs were met.
The gesture, he said, represented the foundation’s commitment to making positive impacts in the lives of others particularly the needy.
Beyond the donation, he said the foundation had also embarked on skills training programmes for widows in various communities.
Gratitude
In her remarks, the Co-Founder of the Orphanage, Vivian Asiedu, who received the items, expressed gratitude to Chrissy Foundation for its immense contribution to the welfare of the Orphanage.
The items, she said, would bring hope to the beneficiaries.
She further called on corporate Ghana to come to their aid by supplying them with more of such items to help them channel the limited resources to education and health.
Project
"Help the Orphans" is one the major projects undertaken by Chrissy foundation; a humanitarian organisation in Ghana comprising of young professionals from different field of study.
The aim of the annual project is to primarily provide material support, healthcare and education to the children and to also feast with them in love to give them a sense of belonging in the community.
The project this year was held at Becky Home in Senya Bereku in the Central Region with sole aim of addressing the physical, emotional, and educational needs of these vulnerable children.
In line with this, Chrissy Foundation, undertook the following as part of their activities this year:
Provision of Basic Necessities: They provided food, clothing, and other necessaries of life to support these (orphaned) children.
Health screening on various illnesses, including malaria, typhoid among others.
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Emotional Support: Conducted counseling sessions and recreational activities to create a safe and nurturing environment for the children.
