ACCRA-BASED SIRIGU CITIZENS DONATE TO ORPHANAGE (PAGE 22, JAN 4, 2011)

NATIVES of Sirigu in the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region who are resident in Accra and Tema have presented assorted items to the Mother of Mercy Babies Home.
The orphanage caters for children who lost either or both parents at birth or children of insane mothers.
The home received 12 bags of rice, two gallons of cooking oil, 10 packets of biscuits, two cartons of drinks and GH¢500.
The leader of the group, Mr Emmanuel Aberinga, who led the delegation to the home to present the items, said the gesture was part of their annual programme to support the orphanage.
He stated that the group would make the donation twice a year, one during the Easter and the other at Christmas.
Mr Aberinga said the group would link up with citizens of the town domiciled in other parts of the country to offer the necessary assistance to needy institutions at home.
The caretaker of the home, Rev. Sister Innocentia, said the Mother of Mercy Babies Home, established in 1984 by the German Medical Sisters, depended largely on the diocese for assistance but that alone was not enough to carry out activities in the home.
She mentioned the lack of constant running water and a strong vehicle as some of the challenges the home faced, and appealed to other philanthropists to come to the aid of the home.