The Nkosuohene of Kwahu Nkwatia, Nana Owiredu Wadie (I) has distributed foot items to over eight hundred (800) slum inhabitants in Accra as part of his annual gesture to celebrate Christmas with the poor and vulnerable.
Spearheaded by his NGO, Kabaka Foundation,the philanthropist distributed quantities of rice,
cooking oil, chicken, tin tomatoes, sardine, eggs, bread and bags of sachet water to widows, nursing mothers, ,children and vulnerable women in the slums in Ashaley Botwe School junction in East Legon, Maajo and other surrounding areas .
The Ghana National Household Registry of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection , classified about 80,000 persons within the Greater Accra Region classified as poor and vulnerable in 2020.
Over 60% of these vulnerable individuals sleep in kiosks, containers, markets, uncompleted structures, on the streets, bus or lorry stations, chop bars or drinking spots, at the beaches, exposed to different forms of hazards. Very few people sleep in compound houses, mostly in overcrowded rooms.
The poor living conditions of these poor and vulnerable persons has been worsened by the current economic hardship depriving them dignity and joy during Christmas.
The intervention by Nana Owiredu Wadie I therefore came as a huge relief for the slum dwellers.
Distributing the food items ,Nana Owiredu Wadie( I) encouraged the slum dwellers to hold on to the faith and trust God that, their situation will change and their living conditions will improve.
He pledged his continues support to the poor and vulnerable in society to lift them up from the quagmire of poverty.
Assembly Member for Maajo Electoral Area ,Ofei Albert Agyemang, said poverty is high in the slums amid lack of other basic needs.
He therefore commended Nana Owiredu Wadie (I) for supporting the inhabitants with food items.
Dr.Henry Larbi , Executive Director of Kabaka Foundation established by Nana Owiredu Wadie I to facilitate social interventions said the foundation was overwhelmed with the number of people who showed up to seek help.
“Basically, this is an end of year event Nana Owiredu Wadie I , Chairman of Kabaka foundation has been doing every year for the past 7 years now. He celebrate Christmas with people who are vulnerable in the area he lives ..the Ashaley Botwe School junction area we have a lot of squatters who stay looks and uncompleted buildings and as you can see we have about 800 people to have a feel of the Christmas.People cannot afford even rice to celebrate the Christmas.The numbers are overwhelming .Initially we were expecting about 300 people but they are 800 now “
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
