VOLTA: CATHOLIC WOMEN'S COUNCIL DONATES TO KETU SOUTH

CATHOLIC WOMEN'S COUNCIL DONATES TO KETU SOUTH

The Catholic Women's Council of the archdiocese of Accra, keta-Akatsi, and Jasikan Diocese has supported victims of the recent tidal waves that battered the Ketu South constituency with an amount of Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC5000) and items which included bags of clothing and shoes for men, women, and children to be shared among the four communities that were affected by the tidal waves namely; Agavedzi, Adina, Blekusu, and Amitsinu – Salakope.

The Member of Parliament, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie received the cash and items on behalf of the four communities that were affected. She expressed deep concern about the unfortunate happenings in the constituency. 

“When I was contesting and campaigning, there are homes along the beach that I went into to campaign and homes where I sat with the people; those homes are all gone’ 

‘It’s a terrible situation to be in, to have worked your whole life and then nature comes and takes it away from you. It is the reason why I am very vocal about it.’’ she said describing the intensity of the devastation in the communities.

Currently, the affected victims seek shelter from churches and classrooms, with no proper toilet facilities, exposing them to mosquitoes and other environmental dangers detrimental to their health.

We don’t have a community that has a conducive environment to serve as a shelter for those who are caught up in this situation. She mentioned the urgent need to provide a structure that will serve as a temporal shelter to victims that are affected while they get back on their feet.

She mentioned that the amount received, together with the One Hundred Thousand Ghana cedis (GHC100,000) donation received from Togbe Afede will be used to start the construction of community center that will serve as a temporal shelter.

I want to use this opportunity to appeal to you to engage other societies you belong to and any other organizations don’t matter. They may not be of our faith, it doesn’t matter. Whoever can support us to be able to put up a community center that can serve as a temporary shelter is what I want to do. She requested.