By Naneka Hoffman<\/b><\/p>\n
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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>A group under the banner Friends Of Weasah (FOW) in Electoral District# 4, Margibi County has donated food and non-food items including cash to the Peter Sayklon Orphanage Home in Kakata, Margib.<\/p>\n The Co-chair of FOW, Josiah C. Cooper says the donation is in fulfillment of District#4 representative hopeful Fred Weasah\u2019s monthly support to the Orphanage, which has been ongoing since 2016.<\/p>\n Mr. Cooper notes that plays a key role in the success of Liberia and as such they should be given all support and attention.<\/p>\n According to him, children at the Peter W. Sayklon Orphanage have been abandoned by the Government of Liberia, which is causing orphans there serious traumatization.<\/p>\n He stressed that orphanages play a serious role in the country, as they take in physically-challenged and underprivileged children off the streets and empower them.<\/p>\n The Co-chair also underscores that everyone is equal under the laws and that there\u2019s a need for that government to pay attention to them.<\/p>\n He says the dream of representative hopeful Weasah is to see kids being educated in a safe environment, provided proper health care, free and safe movement across Liberia.<\/p>\n He says Mr. Weasah believes that children are future leaders so they should be treated with care and love.<\/p>\n Making remarks, eight-year-old Jestina Toe, said orphanages across the country are populated with children under ten, which is a result of the Liberian Civil War.<\/p>\n She added that poverty is one of the biggest factors responsible for children being separated from families and taken to orphanages.<\/p>\n She said families facing poverty on a daily basis struggle to access essential services, such as health, education, and financial support, among others.<\/p>\n The proprietress of the Peter W. Sayklon Orphanage, Mother Martha Sayklon thanked Mr. Weasah for his timely gesture to the orphanage.<\/p>\n However, she broke down in tears, describing Mr. Fred P. Weasah as a \u201cMoses sent by God\u201d to rescue children from starvation and poverty.<\/p>\n She also praised the wife of the representative aspirant, Mrs. Edna Weasah, for being supportive and prayerful for her husband, adding that the good decision of a man is achieved by his wife\u2019s support.<\/p>\n Source: Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia<\/b><\/p>\n For More News And Analysis About Liberia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Naneka Hoffman Africa-Press – Liberia. A group under the banner Friends Of Weasah (FOW) in Electoral District# 4, Margibi County has donated food and non-food items including cash to the Peter Sayklon Orphanage Home in Kakata, Margib. The Co-chair of FOW, Josiah C. Cooper says the donation is in fulfillment of District#4 representative […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":38847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-38848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-liberia","tag-liberia"],"yoast_head":"\n