The Second Lady, Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has urged candidates who are rewriting the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) exams that were cancelled through no fault of theirs not to be discouraged, but rather take the opportunity to learn hard and pass the exams well in order to become future leaders.

Mrs. Amissah-Arthur gave the advice on Saturday during a visit to Kinder Paradise, an orphanage at Prampram, in the Dangme East District of the Greater Accra Region, when she paid an unannounced visit to the orphanage and also to interact with the children.

Mrs. Amissah-Arthur, a friend to children and a mother for all, said it had been her practice to visit orphanages in the country that helps to bring out the best in children who are less privileged in society and called on Ghanaians to come on board and help children in orphanages because they are our future leaders.

As part of her corporate social responsibilities to the children, she donated food items – bags of rice, cooking oil, candies, drinks, as well as some educational materials such as pens, pencils, and exercise books to support the children.

She advised the children in the orphanage to learn hard and give maximum respect to their caregivers.

Mrs. Amissah Arthur took the opportunity to thank the various sponsors who have made it possible for Kinder Paradise to succeed in care giving to the poor and the less privileged in society for a better future of the children.

Kinder Paradise is a Christian charitable institution, which cares for impoverished, marginalised, socially neglected and children deprived of their rights.

The children took the opportunity to pray for Mrs Matilda Amissah Arthur, the nation and God’s blessings.

She also took the opportunity to invoke divine blessings on the children their parents and caregivers, with best wishes to carry out their activities.

Interacting with the children, Mrs. Amissah-Arthur commended the Kinder Paradise and the caregivers for going out of their way, with often inadequate resources to cater for the less privileged in society.

She used the occasion to wish the children and the staff well and promised to be visiting them from time to time, and God's blessings.