Accra, Oct. 3, GNA - Christian Women in Leadership (CWL), a religious organisation on Wednesday organized a national women's conference to seek divine assistance to protect the youth from moral degeneration.

The event under the theme; Ghana@50: "Stable Homes: A Stable Nation", brought together women from all the ten regions to pray for national repentance and seek forgiveness.

Ms Regina Eva Addae, Founder of CWL expressed the need for Christian mothers to pray to stop the social vices that had characterized the behaviour of the youth, saying; " Women have neglected their roles of training the child in the fear of God.

"CWL is calling on all women in Ghana to join forces, gird our loins and rise up to reclaim our children, we are starting today by standing in the gap in repentance for women everywhere in Ghana." She said Christian mothers must rise to the responsibility of training children to become better citizens, adding, "What we make of them is how they grow to become."

Ms Addae observed that the nation had failed to do much for the youth in terms of their training and upbringing and this had resulted in a number of social problems such as unemployment, drug peddling, alcoholism and streetism.

"Except something is done, these social vices will continue," she warned. She noted that the moulding of a person's character was largely the responsibility of women. "This is why I think we should look again at the roles women play in nation building and help them to have the necessary tools to do their work better." Ms. Addae called for the establishment of mothers support group in every region to take care of the needy and vulnerable youth as a way of preventing them from engaging in deviant behaviour. She also entreated business entities and government to build a nursing court in the various offices, which would allow working nursing mothers to have time for their babies. The conference honoured three dedicated and committed Christian mothers: Dr Efua Hesse, pediatrician, Mrs Betty Djokoto, Headmistress of Wesley Girls School and Mrs Salomey Francois, proprietress of New Horizon Special School who had been actively involved in training children. Mr. Kwame Poku, assembly member for the area, said the community had initiated programmes to build toilets, schools, and social amenities to improve the standards of living of the people. He ppealed to resident and non-resident citizens to contribute towards the development of the town. Mr. David Osei, a Kumasi based businessman, and an opinion leader of the town, advised the people to send their children to school to enable them to acquire knowledge and skills needed for national development.