Nhyira FM gives orphans, street children Xmas treat
About 3000 needy children in the Ashanti Region, including orphans and the homeless, have been feted by Nhyira FM, an Akan radio station in Kumasi, as part of an annual programme aimed at bringing happiness to unfortunate children during Christmas.
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Majority of the children were selected from orphanages in the region, while the rest were picked from the streets in Kumasi.
The annual ceremony dubbed: “Nhyira Aboodoo,” was the sixth in the series and had Indomie Instant Noodles as headline sponsors.
Held at the Kejetia Terminal last Saturday, the occasion attracted chiefs, including the Asemhene, Nana Ampofo Kyei Baffour, and some benevolent individuals and organisations who donated clothing, footwear and food items to the children.
The children danced to music from a live band and also enjoyed food and drinks to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, the Programmes Manager of Nhyira FM, Mr Benjamin Fiifi Ocran, said the event was part of the station’s corporate social responsibility programmes.
“As a responsible station, we have a duty to bring smiles to the faces of unfortunate children who for no fault of theirs, find themselves in such situations,” he said.
Mr Ocran commended all individuals and groups that contributed to make the event a success.
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The Asemhene, who also made a donation towards the occasion, said society had a duty to bring hope to needy children.
It was in that regard that he praised Nhyira FM for the programme, which he hoped would continue.