These
are some of the greatest children you could ever meet.
"I
remember the love my mother and father would share with me.I think my mother used to sing to me, but I cannot remember what
song or the tune.I miss
being at home, but I am thankful for this place to keep care of me."
...Musah
Fofona, the only Liberian refugee who had fled the country during it’s
civil war, ending up in a refugee camp in neighbouring Cote D’Ivoire
that Louise Timothy, founder and director, had heard about.
The
Children
The
Adullam Orphanage has eight dormitory rooms to house the 165 children.
There are 40 staff to care for them 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Most of the children enter the Orphanage because their parents either
live on the street or are deceased.The children mostly come from Ghana, with a few being from
Liberia. They come from all types of
backgrounds and religions to live together as one family.If it weren’t for the Adullam Orphanage, these children would
have nothing....no education, no
roof over their heads, no food in their bellies.They would be forced to sell things in the market to bring in
extra money for food and rent.Many
of these children have been sexually abused, starved, some even left for
dead.Some of the children
have physical disabilities and have been deemed "unlovable" by
their own parents.
Most
of the children at Adullam do not know what will happen to them once
they are finished their education.If the have a chance and the funding to finish their education (university
level), will they have the opportunities to make a better life for
themselves and a better country for their kin, or will they end up back
on the streets living like their parents and grandparents? This
question weighs heavy on each of their hearts and minds.
"We
used to play tag and hide and seek with the other neighbourhood
children.And I remember
that my mother used to sell items in the market, and my father was a
fisherman.We would go to
school sometimes which was fun.Now
I get to go every day."
...Ezekiel
Kupualor, originally from the Accra area, who was brought to Adullam
seven years ago with his three siblings.
"If
we don’t gain sponsorship we will not be able to continue our
education and further ourselves, and our country.What will happen to us?"
...Richard
Anning and Elizabeth Amponsah, both students nearing the end of their
secondary education this spring (2009).
