The intervention which came in the form of a clean-up exercise at the school and a donation to the kids forms part of a twice-a-year programme that has been planned by ChildAccra for the school.

The exercise saw in attendance the Chief Executive Officer of ChildAccra, Dr Juliette Tuakli, members of her staff, and the family of a client of ChildAccra.

Items presented to the school included toys, books, crayons, footballs, construction papers, and other playing kits to help the children deal with the anxiety of being neglected.

Speaking to the media after the presentation, Dr Tuakli disclosed that her training as a paediatrician spurred her on to support the kids at the school after discovering the existence of such a facility at the psychiatric hospital.

“Several special homes get some form of attention but this school gets little or no attention at all and so for me, we are shining a light on an area that seems to have been forgotten” she stated.

“I believe that the more light you shine, the higher likelihood of others coming in to support these children” Dr Tuakli further added.

Asked about the cost of the items being donated, Dr Tuakli downplayed the importance of cost in such an exercise saying “the cost of support to an institution like a children’s school cannot be quantified.”

She further reiterated that “we cannot quantify the emotional cost to a child who feels no one cares about him/her.”

Dr Tuakli revealed that her outfit had already planned a second donation to the school which would be done in the latter part of the year and will see some international medical volunteers coming down to support the event.

Officials of the school expressed their appreciation to ChildAccra for their kind gesture and hoped that other well-meaning individuals and institutions will follow the steps of ChildAccra to support the children.

CHILDAccra was first established as CHILD & Associates in 2006. The clinic has gone from a small clinic in Accra, to one that provides extensive medical care solely for children.