The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, presented items to two organizations on Tuesday as part of her “personal ongoing commitment” to support vulnerable persons in Ghana.
The items were presented to a cluster of youth rehabilitation institutions in South Labone and the Maker’s Disability Foundation in Dansoman, Accra.
The cluster of youth rehabilitation institutions includes the South Labone Girls Vocational Training Centre, the Junior Girls Correctional Center and the Shelter for Abused Children and Remand Boys.
These institutions are administered by the Department of Social Welfare and house children between the ages of 15 and 18 years.
The facility caters for children who have suffered sexual and emotional abuse, and human trafficking. In some cases, the children have also been completely abandoned.
The Maker’s Disability Foundation was founded in 2016 and cares for about 100 children with Cerebral Palsy.
Explaining her rationale for taking a break from her campaign activities to target these two institutions, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang indicated that the gesture was part of her “personal life long commitment to ensure that those more susceptible to economic and social struggles, received a hand of support”.
She also took the opportunity to interactively engage with the children and caregivers.
“I believe that irrespective of circumstances, vulnerable Ghanaians, when accorded a fair chance, have the capacity to contribute something to our nation. This is my best effort to encourage these young ones to reorient their attitudes towards life and help their courageous care-givers to shape them into productive citizens. I hope my small contribution will inspire all well-meaning Ghanaians to do the same. I am confident that we can do it together,” she said.
Bags of rice, cartons of oil, bags of beans, cartons of bottled water, bags of pure water, pieces of exercise books and math sets, among others were given to both institutions. An undisclosed amount of cash was also donated to both institutions.
Prof. Opoku- Agyemang was accompanied by the National Vice Chair of the NDC, Madam Sherry Ayitey; Regional Chairman of the Greater Accra Region, Mr Ade Coker, Ambassador Molly Anim-Addo, Former Deputy CEO of Masloc, Mr. Mustapha Abubakar, the NDC’s Deputy National Women’s Organizer, Abigail Elorm; the party’s Deputy National Youth Organiser, Ruth Della Seddoh and the Greater Accra Regional Deputy Women Organizers as well as the Parliamentary Candidates and Chairmen for La Dadekotopon, and Ablekuma West constituencies.
MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, aide Benedicta Lasi and the spokesperson to the running mate of the NDC, Mawuena Trebarh, who are members of Prof. Opoku-Agyemang’s office, were also present during the presentations.