The National School for the Deaf at Wilkinson Road in Freetown is in dire need of food as parents and guardians of some of the children are experiencing financial difficulties to feed them due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The school authorities are calling for help from relevant stakeholders, past students and philanthropists to assist the school with food to feed the children while in school.
“It’s trying times in Sierra Leone, as we go through the corona virus,” Head Teacher, Winifred Kamara-Cole said.
Some of the children usually went to bed on an empty stomach while others roam around begging for food.
The school need learning more materials and repairs of the school building, she said.
Alhaji Rahman, while handing over a donation from diaspora, said, two past pupils of the school Jonathhan Marsh and Sylvester Kay mobilized some resources from America and England to assist the school with some food items as some of the children are from poor homes in Freetown.
Rahman said, they donated 15 bags of rice, 2 bags of onions, 5 cartoons Tin tomatoes, and 15 gallons of vegetable to help prepare food for the children in school.
Receiving the items, Head Teacher of the school Winifred Kamara-Cole, thanked Jonathan Marsh, Mr Slyvester Kay and others in the diaspora for their contribution to the Deaf children.
She prayed that God will bless them and protect them for their generosity and assured that the items will be used to cook for the children to enhance their healthy living in the school.
Head girl of the school Michaela Conteh expressed gratitude to the donors for their support towards the wellbeing of the deaf children in the school.
Director of the Sierra Leone National association for the Deaf, Ramatu Sesay applauded Jonathan, Slyvester and others for their financial and moral support to the Deaf people in Sierra Leone.
The Deaf Community in the diaspora sometime last year also donated food items to the ST. Joseph School for the hearing impaired in Makeni and plans are underway through a task force to send food items and school supplies to the Ebert Kakua School for the blind.
By Saidu Bah
23/10/2020. ISSUE NO: 7937