‘We are overwhelmed’ — Doba farmer, wife make desperate appeal for help to feed three-month-old triplets

For 39-year-old Ajampana Atampugre and his wife, Patience Azure, the arrival of triplets should have been a moment of unbridled joy.

Jut just three months after welcoming two baby girls and a boy, the couple is facing a painful reality: they can barely feed their children.

The couple, who live at Doba in the Kasena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region, are now appealing to individuals, philanthropists, organisations and the general public for urgent support to keep their three babies healthy and well-fed.

Madam Azure delivered the triplets through a caesarean section at the War Memorial Hospital on June 26, 2026.

Since then, the family says the cost of baby food, medical care and other necessities has pushed them to the brink financially.

Mr. Atampugre is a peasant farmer who supplements his income with menial jobs, while his wife picks shea fruits to help keep the family going.

But with three babies to feed at the same time, their combined efforts have simply not been enough.

“I am a farmer from Doba and I stay close to the Doba JHS. All I can say is that this is God’s doing and I can’t deny it, but to be sincere, I am overwhelmed,” Mr. Atampugre said.

He explained that he has already spent thousands of Ghana cedis on baby food since the triplets were born.

“All I do is go and do other menial jobs in addition to farming and my wife usually goes to pick shea nuts, and that’s how we have been handling issues,” he said.

“Since June, I have been buying full boxes of baby food, but a box costs GH¢1,200 and I have so far bought three boxes.”

The financial pressure has now reached a critical point.

According to Mr. Atampugre, the family had only two containers of baby food left at the time of the interview, meaning another expensive purchase was imminent.

“Right now, we have only two containers left. It is not only the feeding but also their health. We have been going to the hospital and at a point I had to donate blood for them,” he said.

Although grateful for the children, the father says he can no longer hide the severity of the family’s situation.

“I won’t pretend. I really need help, so I’m pleading with anyone who can help to intervene and help us to take care of our triplets for them to grow well,” he appealed.

For Madam Azure, the situation has been equally difficult.

After undergoing a Caesarean Section, she says she had barely a month to recover before financial circumstances forced her back into strenuous work.

She now wakes up early, often leaving the babies sleeping, to go out and pick shea fruits so she can contribute to the family’s upkeep.

She said the decision was driven partly by the desire to ease the pressure on her husband, whom she had watched struggle to provide for the family.

“It is true that we have triplets and we are finding it difficult to cater for their needs. If I look at myself, I don’t think I deserve them, but it is God who has granted them to us,” Madam Azure said.

“Mostly, my husband goes out to engage in menial jobs while I also go and pick shea, but this situation is overwhelming. I am joining my husband to appeal to the public for support to cater for them.”

Despite having recently undergone surgery, she said she had no option but to return to work.

“I went through an operation, but after a month, I had to wake up early and go out to pick the shea fruits,” she added.

The couple says any assistance, whether in the form of baby food, money, medical support or other essential supplies, would go a long way towards helping them care for their children.

For the family, the triplets remain a blessing. But without support, the responsibility of raising three infants simultaneously threatens to turn that blessing into an unbearable burden.

They are therefore appealing to compassionate individuals, benevolent organisations and the wider public to come to their aid and help give the three children a healthy start in life.

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