By Millicent Senava Mannah
The Western Strikers Charity Organization held a meeting on the 27th January, 2023 geared towards charting the way forward for the development of the organization and focusing on key issues like urgent medical care and funeral expenses.
As an organization comprising One Hundred and Thirty Seven (137) members most of them are residents of Victoria Street, Gabriel Street and other neighborhood Streets.
Chairman of the Organization’s members in the Diaspora, Sulaiman Sulley Bah, applauded all members who took time out of their busy schedules to attend the meeting revealing how they in the diaspora have heard all the cries they have made, and how the meeting is held to address those issues.
He intimated that one of the issues that must be addressed is urgent medical care underscoring how they have seen it as a need maintaining that some people can’t afford to pay their medical bills when they are ill. The Chairman stated that help will be given to those who are qualified for it.
Sulaiman Bah disclosed that, the other issue is funeral expenses stressing how, not everybody, will be qualified for assistance, and how their immediate families and those in dying need of medical care will benefit.
He noted that in undertaking all those require funds as without money they will not be able to do anything suggesting how they should seek help from external sources besides their monthly contributions for them to achieve the set goals.
‘’I will do anything for this community. This is my community where I was born and raised, ‘’ Sulaiman Bah asserted.
He stated that all monthly contributions both in the diaspora and in Sierra Leone will be paid at the Bank. He also disclosed how the organization has been registered.
One of the members of the organization, Audrey Kanu, suggested that, they should add scholarship to the scheme, stating how not everybody can afford to pay their children’s educational expenses but, if scholarships are given to deserving students that will also bring much more development to the community.
Joseph Renner, advised that they must all work together to achieve the goals of the organization suggesting that they should support members of the diaspora one hundred percent.
The meeting was climaxed with several contributions from other members of the organization and its members also concluded with agreeing to monthly contribute NLe 10.
