Accra, May 21, GNA – The Rebekah Awuah Foundation has donated nosemasks some community members in Abirew Akropong in the Akuapem North District of the Eastern Region.
The Rebekah Awuah foundation – a not-for-profit organization focused on assisting the most vulnerable in society, prioritizing people and leading positive change through young people, after a “Mask-ing Out” Project for food vendors and the aged in greater Accra, moved with the team of young volunteers to educate rural folks and provide them with nose masks.
The Eastern region is graded fourth on Ghana’s covid-19 ratings with few cases recorded.
It therefore became imminent that education be intensified to contain the spread and ensure indigenes continue to follow health and safety measures.
In all 100 people made up of market women, senior citizens and street food vendors were impacted through the exercise.
“To prevent the possible spread of the virus, we’re providing protectives to disadvantaged and vulnerable persons. Even though young people are the most active now, we’re focusing mainly on market women, food vendors and the aged in the region’, Rebekah Awuah, President of the foundation said.
“It’s our third anniversary and even though the world is struck with a pandemic, we at the foundation are risking our lives to make it comfortable to those we care about and serve and more importantly cannot afford a nose mask to stay protected around this time. It gives us much joy to see our masks provided being put to good use by beneficiaries” – she added.
The Resident Minister of Christ Presbyterian Church who doubles as the District Minister for Akropong – Akuapem , Rev. Christian Amankwah Kwafo who himself joined the RAF-Volunteers for the exercise was excited about how residents embraced the initiative and the willingness to protect themselves.
He cautioned those who went away with a re-usable mask to wash it, dip it in ethanol, salt solution, sun dry it and iron before using it again.
Rev. Kwafo called for strategic partnerships and support from stakeholders to enable the Rebekah Awuah Foundation expand their reach and serve more communities.
The District Minister for the Presbyterian church of Ghana, Abiriw – Rev. Daniel Ofori Appiah, applauded the response as a laudable one that deserved commendation. “Risking your lives for other people’s lives around this time is admirable. Our hope is that your anniversary attracts collaborators, genuinely mindful for humanity and that aligns to your vision to push the Rebekah Awuah foundation to the top – he noted”.
Protective masks for Abiriw and Akropong township were provided by DSClothing, adjoayeboahclothing and padmorepress to push three years of hard work, dedication, commitment and impact of the foundation’s work in deprived communities in Ghana.
The Rebekah Awuah foundation COVID-19 response project dubbed “Mask-ing Out “ has so far served 100 vulnerable people in Nungua, a suburb in the Greater Accra region, 150 psychiatric health workers and inmates at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital and 100 market women and the elderly in the Akuapem North District.
It is targeting 1000 mask distribution and awareness campaign and will need more resources and partnerships to make this happen.
GNA