Regional News of Saturday, 16 April 2016

Source: GNA

Saudi philanthropist builds orphanage for Muslim Community

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Fahd Rubyan, a Saudi Muslim Clergy and philanthropist, has inaugurated and hand over the first phase of an Orphanage project, estimated at GH¢500,000.00 to the Beposo Muslim Community.

He assured the people of mobilising the needed resources for the early completion of the second phase of the project and invited the Paramount Chief of Beposo, his wife and the sub-chiefs to join this year's Hajj to Mecca, in appreciation of their support to the project

He thanked Nana Boamah Kwabi IV, the Paramount Chief of the Beposo Traditional Area, for providing land for the project, the Ghana Muslim Mission and the Saudi Government for their various contributions to the project.

Sheikh Dr.Amin Bonsu, the National Chairman of the Ghana Muslim Mission, receiving the keys of the project, also thanked the Sheikh Rubyan and the Saudi Government for making immense contributions to the development projects in Ghana, especially to the Muslim Community, and asked for Allah’s Blessings on all those who had sympathy and care for the poor and the needy.

Nana Boamah Kwabi appealed to the sponsors of the project to attach a Technical or Vocational School to the Orphanage to enable the beneficiaries to acquire employable skills.

The Omanhene, on behalf of his sub-chiefs, accepted the invitation to take part in this year's Hajj and expressed the hope that there would be no impediments.

Madam Amina Akyaa, the District Director of Education, appealed to the people, especially the Muslim Community, to pay attention to girl-child education, explaining that females had proved themselves capable of competing equally with their male counterparts in all aspects of life.

Alhaji Alhassan Baryeh, who chaired the function, advised those to be appointed as administrators of the facility to ensure that the welfare of the children became their topmost priority.

He appealed to the sponsors of the project to provide a fence wall for the compound and a pavement block to ensure the security and the welfare of children.