By Amin Kef Sesay
With the sole aim to create a safe space for especially kids and the less privileged in deprived communities in the country, The Abehku’s Foundation, based in the United State of America, on the 7th February 2021 donated medical supplies, toys, clothes and many other items worth millions of Leones to some residents, especially kids of the Wilberforce Community. The donation exercise took place at the Wilberforce Village Playing Field.
The aforementioned Foundation is a Non -Profit Organization based in Columbus, Ohio. Their sole aim is to create a safe space for especially kids and the less privileged in deprived communities as they believe in “we rise by lifting others”, which is a clear show of how they feel for the deprived in various communities. Such love was this time round displayed by extending their hands to residents of the Wilberforce Community.
Councilor Aminata Gibril Sesay and other stakeholders of the Community were present as Mrs. Nassimi Mansaray, the Co-Founder of the Foundation and its Coordinator, Alhaji Harun Sesay, presented the donated items to the beneficiaries.
Presenting the donation, Co-Founder of The Abehku’s Foundation, Mrs. Nassimi Mansaray who represented his husband, who happens to be the Founder, Salieu Abehku Mansaray, noted that they are pleased to undertake such a donation as part of the support geared towards the development of Sierra Leoneans especially children across the country.
She disclosed that apart from the shoes, clothes and toys that were meant for the kids there were also wheelchairs, walkers for the aged and sick people.
She noted that The Abehku’s Foundation has done several donations in different communities in the past and that reaching out to the Wilberforce Community is a joy to them as they are ready to extend similar gestures to other communities.
Receiving the gesture on behalf of the community, Councilor Aminata Gibril Sesay covering one of the Wards within the Wilberforce community expressed profound appreciation to The Abehku’s Foundation for the kind gesture which she described as not only important but very timely.
She assured them that the items will be used for the intended purposes by ensuring that they reach the right beneficiaries. She also called on other humanitarian organizations and individuals to follow the footsteps of The Abehku’s Foundation.
Fatmata Conteh, a beneficiary thanked The Abehku’s Foundation for the kind gesture which she graciously said was not only important but very timely in the midst of COVID-19 in the country.
