NGO Weeps For 5-Yr-Old Child Suffering Hernia Hydrocele

As I Grow (AIG), a Larteh-Akuapim-based nonprofit organisation, is paying for the irresponsibility of some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country.

Some individuals or groups of people, in their pursuance to support fellow mankind, form NGOs, and rather end up amassing wealth for themselves, through various donations, than the purpose for which they (donations) were made.

To this end, responsible and or relatively responsible NGOs supporting the disadvantaged in society have been treated with the same measure.

One such NGO is AIG, which was established in March 15, 2012, with the aim of providing a lifeline to the less-privileged, especially, those in the hinterlands and deprived localities, in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment.

In the past, AIG has visited and donated items ranging from clothes, footwear to farm tools, through the personal resources of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Isaac Debrah Bekoe, and appears to be financially strapped now.

It could be recalled that The Chronicle. in its November 15, 2016 edition. reported that AIG has passionately called on philanthropists, government institutions and other NGOs to financially support Madam Mary Dogbe, a 35-year-old lady suffering from an eye tumor.

Mary, who hails from Abena Awia, a farming community in the Akuapem North Municipality, peels cassava for gari producers for a paltry daily wage of GH¢4 to take care of her three children, with the eldest being 16 years.

The hard-working lady, whose marriage has seen a nosedive, is financially strapped and currently not working, following her untimely situation, and can hardly buy food, let alone, pain killers, and has called on AIG to financially aid her undergo successful medical care.

The CEO of AIG, who is also a Class Five Teacher of Larteh Salvation Army Primary School, has managed to raise some money from his salary to see to the surgery of this innocent hardworking woman.

But, even before the NGO takes Mary on her journey to restoring her eyes, it is faced with another challenge.

This time, it is a 5-year-old kindergarten pupil, suffering from hydrocele testis and hernia, and needs immediate surgery to rectify the situation.

The NGO has, therefore, called on every well-meaning Ghanaian and corporate organisations to support this young boy.