Patnaya Foundation donates to children at Aboom School for Special Needs

Patnaya Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation committed to helping the less privileged, PATNAYA foundation yesterday donated assorted items to Children with special needs at the Aboom School for Special Needs of the Central Region.

The items, which included; toiletries, bags of rice, gallons of cooking oil, drinks, boxes of tomatoes, Stationaries, washing powders, scrubbing brushes, mob bucket, sanitary pads and  among others, valued at GHC4,000.00 were donated to the management of the School as members of the Foundation also spent time playing with the children.

Miss Portia Nana Yaa Cudjoe, the founder, said through the research of the Foundation, it found out that Aboom School for Special needs was consistently in dire need of the donated items and hence the decision to extend their helping hand to them.

She said, the Foundation upon realising that the School was mainly for children special needs, the executives and members agreed also to spend some time interacting with the children as that was one of the main challenges the children faced.

According to Miss Portia Nana Yaa Cudjoe, the Foundation was there to also motivate the children that although they were physically challenged, the condition did not mean that they were out of the world and to inspire hope in them.

Miss. Portia said during the interaction with the children it was realised that there was much to be done to assist the children in realising their full potentials in life.

She urged benevolent individuals, institutions, groups and associations to extend a helping hand to the children, who need the love of society and assist the management of the School in grooming them into becoming responsible adults.

Madam Mary Osei, Headmistress of Aboom School for Special needs located at Aboom, Cape Coast of the Central Region acknowledge Patnaya Foundation for donating to the school, she said the donation meant a lot to them as most parents of the Children with special needs could not afford the expenses of taking care of such children.

She lamented that, for the children not to feel neglected in society and at school, the School also admit normal pupils.

She called on the government, individuals to support the school in caring and equipping the children to become responsible adults to the society adding that with the help coming as expected financial and technical assistance, children with special needs would be taken out of the streets.

She urged that, "parents should have their wards check up immediately they see changes in their wards and also People should stop calling such children names, like Snake, "Abosom mba" rather call them by their names".

Patnaya Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization in the western region - Ghana.

We aim to help impoverished individuals improve their circumstances through the nurturing and grooming of human capital. We believe that the direct   supplementation of the cost of healthcare and food is often overlooked as a long-term solution for at-risk communities. 

Through proper training and education, we hope to promote the growth of resources available to those in need by creating an environment where love, respect, and dignity coexist. Patnaya's philosophy of empowerment through education aims to improve the quality of life for those affected by hunger and illnesses.

Source: Egudzeonline