Accra, Oct. 29, - The Department
of Social Welfare is partnering with Ghana without Orphans, a non- Governmental
Organisation for this year’s Orphans Sunday, celebrated on the second Sunday in
November every year.
The Department is thus calling on
all churches to pray and support orphans on that day.
Mr Joseph Attigah, Deputy
Director at the Department of Social Welfare in an interview with the Ghana
News Agency said due to urbanisation and socio-economic factors many orphans
suffer emotional, physiological and psychological trauma.
“Ghana without Orphans (GWO) will
not only promote foster care, but will speak for the voiceless orphans and give
them hope and opportunity to share their life experiences with people.
Christian families will be sensitised on the physical, spiritual, cognitive and
emotional needs of orphans,” he said
Mr Attigah said the Department of
Social Welfare work in collaboration with NGOs as stakeholders to provide equal
opportunities and support to vulnerable people in their communities to access
quality childhood development care, good health care and social protection
programmes.
Ghana Without orphans will be
distributing flyers and leaflets on the needs of orphans to many churches in
Ghana.
Orphan Sunday is a way to engage
the church in caring for the orphan, and from this expression of prayer.
GNA
No comments:
Post a Comment