Gender Ministry supports Mampong Babies Home
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has presented various items to the Mampong Babies Home in Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region, towards the upkeep of the inmates.
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The items, which were made up of 10 boxes of Cerelac, two cartons of Ideal milk, five boxes of chocolate, 20 pieces of cloth and toys, were presented as part of the ministry’s package to some selected orphanages and prisons across the country.
The sector minister, Nana Oye Lithur, said the presentation was made to champion a positive change in the lives of the less privileged and also to put smiles on the faces of the vulnerable, excluded, aged and persons with disability through the use of social protection and other innovative interventions.
She said despite the limited resources of the ministry, it was necessary to ensure that beneficiary institutions from all the regions of the country received such donations, and commended the sponsors for collaborating with government for sustainable national development.
She reiterated the ministry’s commitment to build collaborations with relevant stakeholders to advance the course of all persons, especially the vulnerable, and called on individuals and organisations to emulate “this sterling example and join the crusade to provide an improved life of the less privileged.
The sponsors are the First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, National Lottery Authority, Nestle Ghana Limited, Sanita Consumer Products, Special Ice Mineral Water and Akuma Mama Zimbi Foundation.
The Asante Mampong Suffrigan Bishop of the Anglican Church, Rev. Dr Cyril Ben-Smith, and the Superintendent in-charge of the home, Margaret Addai, who received the items, expressed gratitude to the ministry for the gesture.
She appealed to the ministry to support the home with vehicles to aid their operations.
The Mampong Municipal Chief Executive, Mohammed Konadu Aboasu, gave the assurance that the assembly would work closely with the Social Welfare Department to help the home.