Accra March 07, GNA — Children and Teens in Worship (CTIW) foundation has donated humanitarian items to residents of Ayikuma Apese, a rural community in the Shai Osu-Doku District of the Greater Accra Region.
The items, made up of 2,634 pieces of clothing, 30 pairs of shoes and 20 bicycles are to help the residents, who are predominantly farmers, to have relative comforts in life as they strive to survive the economic impact of COVID-19.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of the exercise at Ayikuma Apese, the Ghana Administrator of CTIW, Mrs. Ruth Claudia Ofori, observed that the impact of the pandemic dwindled their economy and made their lives a bit unbearable and therefore needed some reliefs.
“Prices of farm produce, which is the main source of livelihood of the inhabitants, greatly dropped, leaving most of the produce on markets staying longer, unpurchased and going bad in the process,” Mrs. Ofori explained.
She hinted that the situation had made wholesalers reluctant to pay the right prices for the produce, and in the bid to survive, the farmers had no option than to accept available offers in order to take care of their families.
Mrs. Ofori said the ‘Family Support Programme’ of CTIW was designed to support families living below the poverty line, not only to acquire social aid, acquire specific career skills to start small ventures capable of generating a sustained income for their families.
“The programme also helped beneficiary families acquire simple tools, machinery and raw materials as capital inputs to ensure they are fully set up for operation of their desired ventures,” she added.
The Overseer of the Spirit of Grace Outreach Ministry, the church that coordinated the donation exercise, Rev. Ernest Asiedu Odei, expressed his delight at the support received from CTIW Foundation, observing how swiftly the foundation came to their aid when the ministry approached them.
Rev. Odei said that the challenges affecting many people these days were such that well-meaning Ghanaians and organizations should make benevolent gestures such as this part of their activities.
The Cleric said the gesture would go a long way to lighten the burden of the people of the Apese community and assure them of a brighter tomorrow.
CTIW is a humanitarian organization that has been at the forefront of alleviating the plight of under privilege people in deprived communities.
GNA