By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu
Adaklu Tsrefe (V/R), Sept. 19, GNA – Caregivers at Nunya Village in the Adaklu Tsrefe area have received an assortment of livelihood equipment from SOS Children’s Villages Ghana and its partners, for economic independence and strengthen their capacity to care for children under their charge.
The gesture, facilitated by Friends of Adaklu (FOA) in collaboration with Societas Socialis (SOS) Children’s Villages Ghana and other stakeholders, was made at a community durbar and livelihood equipment donation programme held at the Nunya Village.
Items presented to the beneficiaries included gas cylinders, a freezer, washing machines, electric irons, sewing machines, stabilisers and dryers, aimed to equip caregivers with practical tools to establish or expand income-generating ventures.
Mr Godknows Kporxa the SOS Director, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said the equipment was intended to help beneficiaries increase household earnings and improve their overall livelihoods, to enable them to meet the everyday needs of the children in their care.
“The rationale behind the intervention is to create a strong link between the economic wellbeing of caregivers and the welfare of children. The limited access to productive resources often makes it difficult for families to meet essential household needs,” he said.
He said providing caregivers with such equipment would create opportunities for income generation while strengthening their ability to support children, with the donated items expected to support laundry services, tailoring and other small-scale businesses depending on the skills and needs of individual beneficiaries.
He described the collaboration as a demonstration of how community-based organisations, development partners, government institutions and local stakeholders could work together to address livelihood and social protection challenges confronting families in the district.
“Beyond the immediate material value, the donated items is a long-term income-generating potential, for instance, the freezer could support food preservation or small-scale food businesses.
Sewing machines could benefit beneficiaries with tailoring skills, while washing machines, dryers and irons could support laundry-related enterprises,” he said.
Madam Stella Kuda, representing Friends of Adaklu, added that with the right skills, maintenance and access to markets, the equipment could contribute to building sustainable livelihoods and greater financial resilience among beneficiary households, while improving children’s wellbeing also required attention to the circumstances of the adults responsible for their care.
She explained that donation forms part of the broader SOS/NORAD Project, “Protecting Children at Risk of Losing Parental Care,” being implemented by FOA, under which about 204 caregivers in the Adaklu District have so far received grants, while 48 others, including those at Nunya Village, have been provided with income-generating tools and equipment.
The organisers and participating stakeholders pledged continued support for initiatives that would promote economic empowerment, family resilience, and child welfare in the area.
They said the intervention was a practical step towards helping caregivers transform available resources into sustainable economic opportunities that would ultimately strengthen families and secure a better future for children in the communities.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/ Christabel Addo