Give children good training for better future — Nene Sakite

The KONOR of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Nene Sakite II, has entreated parents and guardians in the area to take a keen interest in the training of their children to give them a better future.

He said the good upbringing of children was key to determining the way they would live in the future, hence the need for all hands to be on deck to give children better training.

“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it’’ (Proverbs 22:6), Nene Sakite, who was full of biblical quotations to illustrate his point, stated at his Annual Christmas Celebration and Feasting with orphans and vulnerable children in his traditional area. 

Christmas celebration

The special programme was attended by over 500 children between the ages of seven and 12 years, as well as some parents.

Nene Sakite began this programme of celebrating Christmas with children in 2002. It was initially meant for orphans or children whose parents died out of HIV and AIDS. However, for a few years now, it has been extended to other children whose parents are alive.    

The occasion, which was held at the forecourt of his Palace on Sunday, December 23, 2024, was on the theme: “Good training and good upbringing produces good future leaders”.    

As part of activities for the day, the children recited poems, sang Christmas songs and competed in other events, alongside the elderly.

The Konor said the training and proper upbringing he was talking about was a communal activity that every member of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area should take upon themselves, though parents and guardians were obliged to take a keen interest in their children because they stayed with them in their homes and, therefore, should have proper control of them.

Nene Sakite stressed the need for parents and guardians to ensure that children were given proper and sound education for their future.

He explained that in this era, formal education was necessary for every aspect of human life. Therefore, it behoves everyone, including parents and guardians, to send their children to school.

“It is because of the importance of formal education and the fact that there are good students who cannot continue their education at higher levels because of financial constraints that I started the education endowment fund some years ago, which has helped many students in the traditional area. As many as are ready will be assisted, provided they qualify,” Nene Sakite reassured.

The Konor advised the children to be respectful, especially to the elderly, and must also take their education very seriously for their future, adding, “Yours is to ensure that you learn, pass well and notify me if you have a financial challenge to continue to the higher level and I shall help you from the fund”.

One of the children, Samuel Teye, on behalf of his colleagues, lauded the Konor for his annual event, which puts smiles on their faces.

He said despite petty challenges they had been facing at home and in school, they would ensure that they did their best in order not to disappoint the Konor.

A parent, Caroline Teiko Matey, also thanked the Konor for his annual activity and the advice he offered.

She said as parents and guardians, they were also doing their best to ensure that their children fit into society in the future.