Friday 20th July, 2018
The Ghana International Schools (GIS) PTA
organized a bazaar in February this year to raise funds for the Special Mothers
Project; the activity forms
Accra, July 20, GNA – The Parents Teachers
Association (PTA) of Ghana International School has presented a cheque of
GH¢10,000.00 to the Special Mothers Project, an advocacy and awareness creation
programme on cerebral palsy to support their work.
The Ghana International Schools (GIS) PTA
organized a bazaar in February this year to raise funds for the Special Mothers
Project; the activity forms part of the PTA’s corporate social responsibility
towards organizations that are making impacts in the lives of the vulnerable in
society.
Madam Priscilla Gyasi, an Executive Member of
the PTA, who presented the cheque, said it was the PTA’s way of giving back to
society and also to inculcate in the students a sense of humanitarianism.
Mrs Hannah Awadzi, Executive Director of the
Special Mothers Project, who received the cheque expressed her gratitude to the
PTA, saying that, the money will enhance the advocacy programmes of the
organization.
For the second half of the year, the Special
Mothers Project will focus on creating awareness among various stakeholder
groups including the media, staff of the department of social welfare, staff of
the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), members of the legislature
and other interested organizations.
The Special Mothers Project also organizes
parents’ information seminar periodically for families raising children with
cerebral palsy, the seminars provides an opportunity for such parents to meet,
share encouragement and experiences and
empower themselves to advocate for their children.
GNA