Takoradi, Aug. 22, GNA - Parents have again been reminded of their important role in the upbringing of children who are the future leaders of the country.
Reverend Dr Kwabena Darko, Chief Executive of Darko Farms, said the quality of training for children would invariably determine the future of the society and the nation as a whole. He said the present moral decadence, especially among the youth, was evidence that parents at one time shirked their responsibilities to ensure the proper training for their children and called on religious organizations and leaders of society to strive to break the cycle of bad moral behaviour through prayers. Rev Dr Darko said these in Takoradi on Tuesday at the launch of Chosen Souls Centre, a Christian Non-governmental Organization (NGO) in the Western Region.
Chosen Souls Centre, founded about four years ago has the training and rehabilitation of street children as its priority objective. Rev Dr Darko said the wisest and greatest gifts parents could bequeath to their wards were quality education and good moral training. He urged parents to intensify moral education and also ensure that children "grow in the teachings of the Lord". Rev Dr Darko solicited support for the Centre to enable it to give training and employable skills to the inmates. Madam Joyce Aryee, Chief Executive Office of Chamber of Mines, who was the guest speaker stressed that the future of the country would depend largely on the foundation society laid for the children. She said Ghana is a Christian country and Christians must begin to ask themselves how they had impacted on the national life. Madam Aryee urged parents to teach their children only positive traits of life of honesty, selflessness good conscience and loyalty to the nation. She advised the youth to practice self-control and avoid attitudes that could lead to self-destruction. Nana Kobina Nketsiah V, Omanhene of Essikado stressed the need for Ghanaians to live for one another and follow the dreams of the founders of the nation. Saint Edwin A Vanotoo, Director of the Centre, said presently 35 street children some of who were commercial sex workers were being sponsored in schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis. He called for support to enable the Centre to establish workshops to train children to acquire employable skills.
