info@businessghana.com
The Accra Ubuntu Lions Club, as part of its High Impact Hunger Project, has handed over two projects to the Nutrition and Rehabilitation Center (NRC) of the Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital to enhance service delivery.
The projects include the construction of a Skills Training Shed to empower mothers and the Renovation of the Corn Milling Room to help serve the nutritional needs of the hospital.
The Club, in November 2024, also donated items and refurbished the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre of the hospital to help improve the well-being of children with malnutrition.
Lion Edwina Judith Safee-Boafo, the Club President, speaking at the event, said the successful completion of Phases 2 and 3 of the projects highlighted the power of collective action and the profound impact of dedicated service.
She expressed gratitude to all volunteers, partners, and stakeholders who contributed to the success of the High Impact Hunger Project.
"We are incredibly grateful to you all for joining us this morning and supporting this High Impact Hunger Project. As we hand over these two projects, we remember the Lions International motto 'we serve".
"Together, we have opened new possibilities and brought hope to many. Let us continue this journey with renewed vigor, knowing that our efforts are making a difference in the lives of the children we serve," she added.
Lion Dr. Seth Tele Hassan, Chairperson of the Project, giving an overview of the project, said until the tenure of the current executives ends in June 2025, they would continue with their Adopt-a-Child initiative.
The Adopt-a-Child initiative aims to provide nutritious food, both ready-to-use therapeutic feed and other nutritious food, for the children to help rehabilitate the malnourished ones.
Dr Hassan said the Club, in consultation with the hospital, revealed that it would cost about Ghc100.00 to feed a child, saying, "So we are collecting funds through our usual channels to be able to gather enough to buy the feed for the children."
The Project Chairperson said even though the project had ended, the relationship between the hospital and the Club was a solid one, and as such, they would visit the place when the need arose to support them.
He called on people who were motivated, talented, had time, and could apply their funds to support others to join them on this journey.
"Accra-Ubuntu Lions Club is just one out of many Lions Clubs. So wherever you are, there's a Lions Club. Reach out to them and assist in any way you can."
"It might not be you personally who benefits from it, but you never know who close to you might benefit. And at the end of the day, we'll have a healthy, wealthy country," Dr Hassan stated.
Lion Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan, the District Governor, commended the Club for the initiative and for ensuring that they saw to the successful completion of the project.
She said what the Club had done satisfied six of their global conducts, which include humanitarian, youth, environment, vision, reducing childhood cancer as well as hunger, and urged the hospital to put the facilities to good use while ensuring proper maintenance.
Dr Asamoah-Hassan urged the Club to always embark on impactful projects to help humanity.
Dr Margaret Neizer, the Acting Medical Superintendent of the hospital, on behalf of the staff and management, expressed gratitude to the Accra Ubuntu Lions Club for the gesture, adding that this goes beyond the nutritional needs of the hospital.
Dr. Louisa Ademki Matey, the Accra Metropolitan Director of Health Service, said the gesture met the vision of the Ghana Health Service to address the Sustainable Development Goals 1,2, and 3.
SDG 1 talks about No Poverty, 2-Zero Hunger, and 3-Good Health and Well-being.
The High Impact Hunger Project, a flagship initiative in the Club's 2024/2025 service year, seeks to promote the health and well-being of children battling malnutrition.
