The Women’s Association of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana has embarked on a national donation exercise to some Children’s Wards and Orphanages across the country as part of its Centenary Celebration.

As part Asof the donation exercise, the Women’s Association of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana, donated items worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to Children’s Wards and Orphanages in 27 locations across the country. 

The exercise commenced from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s Children’s Ward.

The Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, Bibiani Obuasi Government Hospital, Adwumako Government Hospital, Ansapatu Orphanage-Abura, Community Health Center-Walelwale, among other facilities benefitted from the donation.

Toiletries, food items, drinks, beddings, cleaning materials, children’s diapers, wipes, water and many more were donated to the beneficiary organisations.

Speaking during the donation at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Children’s Ward, the National Sadr (President) of Lajna Ima’illah Ghana, Hajia Anisa Nasirdeen Iddrissu, explained that: “Under the current trend of events across the world, it is time for women to get involved in the high spiritual and economic development of the society so as to instill the fear of God and the love for one another in the hearts and minds of our people.”

She noted that the donation forms part of the Association’s contributions to help ease the pain and challenges of the sick and vulnerable in society.

Receiving the items on behalf of the Korle-Bu Children’s Ward, Madam Ethel Lumur thanked the staff of Lajna Ima’illah for the kind gesture and assured them, the items will be put to good use.

 The theme for Ghana’s celebration is ‘Building Resilience in Self Reformation: A Path to Peace and Sustainable Development’.

The year-long celebration aside the donation exercise, will include a visit to tree-planting sites, clean-up campaigns, spiritual rejuvenation activities like seminars, conferences, symposiums, and outreach programmes to share Islam’s message of peace, peaceful co-existence, particularly, how to build resilience in these troubling times.

The Women's Association of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was established on 25th December 1922 to foster unity, promote spiritual and moral education, and advance the welfare issues of women and children within the community across the world.

Lajna Ima’illah is established in over 200 countries across the world with its international headquarters in the United Kingdom. 

For the centenary celebration, each country will be executing a series of activities over the year. 

The Ghana chapter celebrations will be launched in Accra on Sunday, 13th November.