Philanthropist Lends A Hand To Bolga Orphanage

Mrs. Juliana Atiah, a Ghanaian based in the United States of America (USA) has presented assorted items to Mama Laadi Children's Home, at Yorogo in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region.

The donations included; a box of key soap, bag of rice, gallon of oil as well as an envelope containing undisclosed amount of cash.

Mama Laadi Children's Home is an orphanage operating in the Upper East Region to provide hope to vulnerable and less privileged children in the region, especially those from rural communities.

The orphanage, established in 2003 by Madam Laadi Ayine, had provided quality education to many children as well as assisted Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to acquire entrepreneurial skills to engage in income generating activities.

Mrs Gladys Esi Yidana, a sister of Mrs Atiah who presented the items on her behalf explained that her sister's interest was to assist the underprivileged in society particularly children, hence her donation to the orphanage.

She commended the founder of the orphanage for such an initiative to assist orphans to be empowered to fit well into society and assured Management of the orphanage of her continuous support and promised to collaborate with other individuals to assist the home.

Receiving the items, Mama Laadi thanked the philanthropist and her sister and pledged to help the beneficiaries to put them into good use to derive maximum benefit.

According to her, donations to the home were done mostly during festive seasons and urged other organisations to cultivate the habit to assist the orphanage even during non -seasonal periods.

Mama Laadi used the occasion to commend Afrikids Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) operating in the Upper East Region for putting up a well-furnished structure for the orphans and explained how she had been sacked from three different places anytime she acquired a structure to house the children until the NGO came to her rescue.

'The orphanage since its inception had supported displaced children and orphans to live meaningful lives. Some of the children are now nurses, teachers and other professionals like dress makers, weavers among others. Some are even married and living happily with their partners.' She added.

There are currently 29 orphans with 17 adults and 12 children.