Father Christmas:

L’be City Council Donates to Orphans and the Needy

L’be City Council Donates to Orphans and the Needy

197 children from six orphanages have benefited from Christmas gifts offered them by the Government Delegate to the Limbe city council Andrew Motanga Monjimba. These children fall under the category of children with disabilities, displaced and vulnerable kids. This was on the occasion of the first ever lighting of the Christmas tree and the distribution of gifts to orphans and the less-privileged schemes on Friday December 14 2018nat the Limbe Botanic Gardens.

                The GD reassured the children and parents that the city council’s commitment to build an all-inclusive community where no member , no matter his or her status, tribe, religion, level of education and physical abilities is left out within the global vision of the council towards a holistic and inclusive development of its youth. To him no one should feel abandoned or rejected. He added that that these children should brim with hope and encouragement for them to overcome whatever negative situation they may find themselves in.

                He said the council intends to make it a yearly ceremony and assured the population to sustained the scheme and made broader to touch more lives in the years to come.  He was therefore happy with the social outreach of the city council and the senior councilors of the social and education committee and collaborators for coming up with such an initiative.

                Talking to some beneficiaries, they expressed their joy at the kind gesture of the GD toward them and say the gifts will a long to help them in their various orphanages.  A representative of JF foundation that care of sickle cell children said the drugs donated will help the foundation charter for these children.

                The GD reminded the people that Limbe is the only town in the two English Speaking regions spared of the current upheavals and that is why there is an influx of population in the town. For this reason, he called on other institutions and the well-to-do in the community to follow the city council’s initiative. He stated that if people become partners to help these children it will be stronger and the impact will be far greater.