By Saidu Dumbuya
One of the charitable organizations in Sierra Leone, Always Work With Others (AWWO) on Saturday has fed a total of 3, 500 community children in 20 communities including Lungi, Waterloo, Allen Town, Portee, Calaba Town, Kissy Grassfield, and Rokupa Communities among others.
Addressing thousands of people and thousands of community children and stakeholders at the Grassfield Community Field in Freetown, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AWWO foundation, Mr. Umar Fuad Bawoh said he started his organization way back when he was young and that during those days, his foundation was more dealing with children and this motivated him to form this foundation to help the vulnerable children. He said AWWO a few years back successfully fed 1500 children and last year was over 2000 children it increased to 3500 this year, a figure and amount he promised to increase in the coming years.
He stated that his organization knows no boundaries and segregates children irrespective of their tribe, region, or their parent’s political affiliation. He maintained that his organization, apart from feeding community children, had embarked on several projects including providing electricity for the Grassfield community field, distribution of learning materials, scholarships, and others. He called on the community stakeholders and parents to take good care of their children so that their future would be a bright one.
In his keynote address, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Dr Kadijatu Grace Ahene Kamara, thanked AWWO and its CEO, Mr Bawoh for the support given to the underprivileged children at a time they needed it most. She said this is the time of investment the President is looking for, as according to her developing children is the foundation for the growth of any country’s development. She however called on Sierra Leoneans to emulate the stern example of AWWO and its CEO. Other community stakeholders who made statements during the program lauded the work of AWWO especially its CEO Mr. Bawoh for their humanitarian work for vulnerable children—underscoring that what the organization had done and still doing is immeasurable. The program climaxed with distributing food and drinks to 3500 kids amidst pomp and pageantry.
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