Mr. Albert Dwumfour, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has urged media practitioners to leverage their platforms to highlight the challenges of the less advantaged in society and garner support for them.
He made this call during a donation of GH¢80,000 worth of items to two children's homes in the Awutu Senya West District over the weekend.
The beneficiaries were the Faith Needy Children's Home at Awutu Bewuanum and the Countryside Children's Welfare Home at Awutu Bawjiase.
The donated items included cartons of milk, washing powder, detergents, toiletries, toothpaste, sachets of water, gallons of cooking oil, drinks, bags of sugar, sanitary pads, rice, gari, and medicines.
Additionally, a cash amount of GH¢5,000 and GH¢6,200 were presented to the Faith Needy Children's Home and the Countryside Children's Welfare Home, respectively.
Mr. Dwumfour emphasized the need for media attention on the less advantaged, stating, “As media, our platform is the pen and the microphone.
Let's use these platforms to champion and propagate the plight of the less advantaged in society, those who may have been rejected or shunned by society.”
He further explained the motivation behind the donation, stating, “It is written in the Bible that he who shows love to the poor will never be poor because God loves a cheerful giver.”
The GJA President, accompanied by family members, GJA members, veteran journalists, friends, and well-wishers, emphasized that this gesture was just the beginning of an annual ritual.
He appealed to benevolent individuals, groups, and corporate organizations to extend their support beyond notable orphanages in cities to reach those in the hinterlands.
Managers of the two orphanages expressed gratitude for the donations, ensuring that the items would be used for the betterment of the children.
They also highlighted specific needs, with Mrs. Mary Acquah, Manager of Faith Needy Children's Home, seeking assistance to improve infrastructure, and Mr. Ernest Osei Owusu, Administrator of Countryside Children's Welfare Home, appealing for support to acquire additional delivery trucks for their water treatment plant.