Tuesday 12th November, 2019
By
Rihana Adam, GNA
Nov 12, GNA – Mr.
Joseph Oko Adokwei, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lilies Field Academy
has sponsored 110 children in Nurseries, Basic and Senior High schools in the
Osu Kinkawe Communities.
He said although
there were over 200 of them that needed sponsorship they were able to grant
ther 110 for the meantime.
Speaking in an
exclusive interview with the Ghana News Agency in Accra Mr Adokei said “I have discovered that many children in
my communities do not go to school because their parents cannot afford to pay school fees, or others lost
their parents and are staying with their relatives and when their friends are
in school they are roaming about. So I thought it wise to build this foundation
to help my communities”.
He added that apart
from supporting the children to harness their educational potentials, he also
supported children with special talents dancing, music and sports.
“The children go to
school on week days and come to Lilies of the field Academy for the supervision
of homework, enrichment of activities until dinner time. When a child is
intelligent I take them to very good schools to achieve their educational
goals. Many children stay on in the evenings and learn traditional African
dancing and drumming.
“Some of these
children have performed throughout the Greater Accra regional festivals,
competitions and other public performances. Five of the girls competed in the
2017 TV3 Talented Kids Reality Show and made it to the finals and represented
as Cultural Ambassadors”.
He said he received
financial support from America, Germany, NGO Doing Good with the Head Office in
Israel and a small Family Foundation Based in Norway.
Mr Odokwei, who is
also contesting as an Assembly Member
for Osu Kinkawe Electoral Area, said there were lots of problems like
sanitation, health, lack of bus station and many other challenges that needed
to be addressed and if given the nod, he would address those issues.
GNA
