Akweley-Nkwanta (C/R), May 26, GNA- Leaders of Sowers and Harvesters of Precious Seeds (SAHOPS), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), on Thursday organised a special durbar at Akweley-Nkwanta, near Kasoa in the Central Region.
It was to educate children on Biblical tenets and the rights of the child in commemoration of the 43rd African Day celebration.
About 2,000 schoolchildren from the Akweley-Nkwanta Saint Mary's Anglican Primary School, the Royal Seed Orphanage at Awutu-Ofaakor and the Christ Outreach Orphanage at Kasoa, participated.
As part of the function, 500 pupils from institutions in the area including the inmates of the two Homes were presented with gifts, worth over 50 million cedis.
The gifts, including reading and teaching materials, Pens, pencils, booklets on the scripture and other items were donated by a charitable Christian organisation, Samaritan Purse based in Amsterdam, Holland.
The District Director of Education, Mrs. Helena Arkoh, Mr. Paul K. Mensah, Director for the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mrs. Josephine Boadi, Principal Administrative Officer of the District Assembly and Mr. Joseph Yaw Owusu-Kwarteng, Public Relations Officer of the Mutual Health Insurance Scheme (AESDMHIS) attended the durbar.
The Reverend Margaret A. Asem, National Director of SAHOPS, expressed her appreciation to the foreign donors for their material and spiritual support for the past seven years to promote the well-being of the vulnerable.
She pledged to maintain the relationship with organisations supporting the SAHOPS action plan.
Rev. Asem called for more financial and material support from internal and external sources including philanthropists, District, Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies to enable SAHOPS to achieve its goal of caring for needy children.
She stressed the need for Christian parents to inculcate a high sense of discipline and the fear of God in their children so that they also would replicate it when they grew.
Mr. Paul Mensah, CHRAJ District Officer on behalf of Mr. Solomon Kwashie Abbam-Quaye, District Chief Executive, cautioned school children against promiscuous life styles, which could lead them into contracting HIV/AIDS.
He charged school children to educate their parents on the importance of the Scheme to register.
Mrs. Helena Arkoh, District Director of Education, called on parents to encourage their children not to abandon school for trading during market days.
She explained that the action contributed to the lowering of the educational standard in the district.
