Lions Club unveils hunger project for Children’s Hospital in Accra
The Accra Ubuntu Lions Club has inaugurated the first phase of its High Impact Hunger project at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra, to promote the health and well-being of children battling malnutrition.
The ceremony also saw to the unveiling of a plaque and donation of assorted items to the hospital.
The items include CCTV cameras for security at the Centre, signages, polytank, office tables and chairs for health professionals, gas stove, Fibreglass cylinders -used to aid in teaching mothers how to prepare nutritional food for their children and a cage constructed to store and secure them.
Speaking at the event in Accra on Monday, the Governor of District 418 of Lions International, Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan, hailed the Accra Ubuntu Lions Club for its commitment to high-impact activities that benefit humanity.
She noted that the project covered almost all the global causes that Lions Clubs focused on, including childhood cancer, vision, diabetes, youth, and the environment.
She also called on the public to support the project through donations, emphasising that every contribution counted in making a difference in the lives of malnourished children.
Dr Asamoah-Hassan commended the hospital administration for its openness to partnership and collaboration over the years.
The President of the Lion’s club, Edwina Judith Safee-Boafo, stated that the project was a testament to the Lions Club’s commitment to serving humanity and addressing complex issues like hunger and malnutrition, referencing the International motto of the Lions club “We Serve” – serving communities, nations, and humanity as a whole.
She disclosed that the Club partnered with the hospital in March this year, after conducting several visits and consultations with the hospital’s management and parents of malnourished children.
“The team was moved by the stories of parents who nearly lost their children to malnutrition and were inspired to take action,” she added.
The Lions Club president announced that phase two and three of the project which comprises of the construction of a shed for skills training to empower mothers, provision of food processors/ mills, and the renovation of the corn mill room were currently underway.
She said the success of the project required a collective responsibility while appealing to businesses, and all stakeholders to partner with and support the association in this regard.
The Medical Superintendent, Dr Mame Yaa Nyarko, in a remark expressed the management’s gratitude to the club for choosing their hospital as a site for their project.
The beneficiaries applauded the club for their kind gesture towards the well -being of their children and called for more of such initiatives.
The commissioning ceremony had in attendance High Impact Chairperson, Dr Seth T. Hassan, District Governor, Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan, Past District Governor, Helen Maku-Obeng, Region 1 Chairperson, Bernard Yankey, Zone 2B Chairperson- Victor Nyadu.
The High Impact Hunger project involves the adoption and refurbishment of the hospital’s Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), renovation of the skills training shed to empower mothers, and renovation of the hospital’s corn milling room, which generates funds to support the NRC.
Lions club is a non-profit service organisation with about 1.4million members in over 200 countries worldwide with the mandate of empowering volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs
BY ASAMPANA CYNTHIA
