By Edward Vamboi
Residential Elderly Care foundation is a grass root, Registered, non-profit making
Charity organization established in early 2020 in Freetown. It main objective is to
Care for the old/aged, poor/or weak people at their residents hence the name ‘Residential Elderly Care Foundation’ The foundation has donated rice and cash to the aged/older people from four different communities around Freetown over the weekend at the Wilberforce Barracks Canteen.
Speaking with the international fundraising coordinator Alice Christensen in Demark, she noted by saying that the foundation decided to give food stuff including cash to the aged because of the needs they requested during a community survey done by the foundation in October 2020 as to identify the real beneficiaries and their urgent needs. She ends by thanking all donors that contributed towards feeding the aged event in Freetown.
The event coordinator for the foundation Michael J. Bangura says that the communities that benefited from the donation are; Congo Town, Orloshoro, Gwent Height/Red pump and Tengbeh Town/Wilberforce Barracks combine, he further by maintaining that this is the first donation and the foundation still have more people to reach out in the coming Months.
Jattu Bernadette Sellu the Country director appeals to individuals and companies to help supports the foundation in achieving its goals by giving more charity to the aged in the Country. Whiles responding to the media noting that Freetown is not Sierra Leone the administrative Manager Karifa Kello Thoronka reveals that the foundation has its plans of extending the charity work to the provinces as soon as they have more funding to do so. ‘We aware that lots of old people are suffering in the provinces even more than Freetown’ we just need funding to extend our activities. He says.
The oldest beneficiary 105 years old, Pa Alhaji Musa Mansaray from Gwent height emphasis the mood he was after receiving the donation from the foundation, Pa Musa explained that the gift was timely as there was little or no food at home at the time of donation.
Several speakers during the donation ceremony speak about the important of embracing and caring for the aged/old people in our different communities, among them, the Chief Finance Officer for Malador Associates who doubles as the proprietor and director of Studies for Wisdom Academy Standard School, Saio Sorie Kabba encourages Sierra Leoneans to take good care of our older people.
