The women in the Gambaga ‘witches’ camp have lauded Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama and her Lordina Foundation for being a reliable support system for the camp over the years.
In addition to regular donations, Mrs Mahama has also in the past facilitated the presentation of a vehicle and started work on an accommodation and skills training facility for the camp.
On Friday, the Foundation visited the camp and presented food and essential items to beneficiaries of the Go Home Project. After the presentation, Board Secretary Priscilla Santuo-Ocrah extended warm greetings from the Foundation’s president.
“Mama Lordina loves you all and is always ready to support you to ensure your comfort,” she added.
Madam Santuo-Ocrah emphasised that the Foundation’s motto, “The more we share, the more we have,” is its guiding principle. The foundation believes in sharing its resources to bring smiles to as many faces as possible.
“I know these items will not solve all your problems, but I believe they will make a significant difference,” she noted.
The items presented included bags of rice, cartons of cooking oil, canned tomatoes, malt drink, fruit juice, milo beverage, bottled water, Tom Brown, Gari mix, spaghetti, tissue paper, and detergents. Each beneficiary also received a piece of cloth and a bar of chocolate.
The coordinator for the Go Home Project, Reverend Gladys Lariba, expressed excitement and thanked Mrs Mahama for the donation and support. She acknowledged that Mrs Mahama and her foundation have played a critical role in running the camp over the years, with regular donations occurring two or three times a year.
She mentioned that an accommodation facility started before the last National Democratic Congress left office had been abandoned. She expressed hope that work would resume soon to provide the women with decent and dignified housing while they waited to reintegrate with their families.
Reverend Lariba also thanked the Foundation for providing a vehicle that assisted them with their sensitisation programmes and transporting beneficiaries to access healthcare and other needs.
She also called for the implementation of the Anti-Witchcraft Bill, which was passed a few years ago, to sensitise Ghanaians and prevent further instances of elderly women being expelled from their homes due to witchcraft accusations.
The “Go Home Project” is an initiative of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana aimed at correcting the stigmatisation of elderly women in the “Gambaga witches camp.”
