Accra, Dec 30, GNA - Two charitable organisations, Van Moorhouse Foundation and the Ghana People Foundation on have partnered to throw a party for 700 street and disadvantaged children at Aplaku, a suburb of Accra as part of Christmas festivities.
The initiative put smiles on faces of the unfortunate kids during this yuletide and complemented the saying; "the spirit of Christmas is sharing and caring".
The fun-filled party which was staged at the Covenant Blessed House Chapel at Aplaku feted at least 700 children from Aplaku and its environs, who were treated to a variety of mouth-watering dishes like jollof rice, plain rice, chicken and boiled eggs served with beverages.
Aside the great feast and dancing, a variety of gifts including; clothes, books, shoes candies and biscuits were shared among the children with love.
To add colour to the event, activities such as face paintings, dancing competitions, musical chairs among others were staged including; motivational talks sessions, where they had fun and equally advised on issues pertaining to healthy living among others.
Explaining the rationale behind the gesture in an interview, Founder of the Ghana People Foundation (NGO), Barimaah Kwabena Adjei said his outfit was committed to enhancing lives, bringing hope to the less fortunate children in the society by ensuring smiles on their faces especially during the yuletide.
"We've demonstrated this commitment over the years and I must say that this is the third time in a row children within the Aplaku and its environs have benefitted from our magnanimity during the Christmas festivities, but this time around with the support of Van Moorhouse Foundation, we have managed to organise a much bigger party compared to the previous ones".
The Project Manager of Van Moorhouse Foundation, Michael Kwame Darkwah also averred in an interview that the gesture was borne out of love to reach out to poor, disadvantaged and less fortunate children of the Aplaku community especially during this yuletide.
"The whole idea was to put smiles on the faces of the children living here at Aplaku during Christmas upon realisation that the community has quite a number street children and the underprivileged, partnered the Ghana People Foundation to make this happen".
He appealed to other charitable organisations, institutions, philanthropists and well-meaning Ghanaians to endeavor to partner Van Moorhouse Foundation (VMF) to enhance lives and bring hope to many disadvantaged people in society.
Van Moorhouse Foundation is a Non-profit Organisation that strives to enhance lives of the underprivileged by providing daily necessities to the vulnerable within communities.
Since its inception in 2018, VMF has been instrumental in reaching out to those living in underserved communities; providing educational materials, outreach activities and donations to improve lives.
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