Ghanaian tradition teaches that caring for a child today is an investment in tomorrow’s society. Guided by this wisdom, Little Angels Trust has positioned itself at the forefront of advocacy for the wellbeing and development of vulnerable children.

Led by its Founder and Chair of Trustees, Dame Lavinia Enim, the not-for-profit organisation stands as a lifeline for children battling life-threatening illnesses, particularly cancer.

Through compassion, advocacy and support, the Trust reaches vulnerable children in the United Kingdom and across developing nations, including Ghana in West Africa, offering hope where it is needed most.

Dame Lavinia Enim explains that as long there are children and a future to protect, the Trust is present to make an impact.

She states, "as long as we have a future, children, we have a legacy and a heritage for the country, wherever there are children and babies, we need to go there and make an impact, and spread more awareness, especially in the hospitals. Because we are solely for children.

Little Angels Trust is all about children. We believe children are the legacy that we are going to leave behind, especially the most vulnerable children in our communities and societies, which are sick children; terminally, seriously sick children with ailments like cancer, mental health diseases."

She adds that, "We started talking about autism when we didn't even know how to spell the word. That is why we are so fired to make an impact and keep spreading more awareness that there are children out there who need our help, for a healthy generation."

Since 2004, the Trust has operated with unwavering commitment to its mission of supporting children in need. Today, the support was extended to children on admission at the Cape Coast Metropolitan Hospital.

While visiting the facility and making a donation of items including medical kits, toys, and clothes, Dame Enim, highlighted the severity of a child from a deprived home being diagnosed with a terminal condition.

"If a child who is poor is diagnosed with something like cancer, that could be a death sentence. This is a child whose parents can't even afford to feed them. Some of the parents we've met are teenage mothers, who don't even have breakfast, let alone have a child who is sick and is in the hospital. That becomes a huge challenge. And it shouldn't be that way. That is where Little Angels Trust steps in with the help and support from our loved ones, family members and the world, who come to our aid so we can help these children."

She urged stakeholders, organisations, and benevolent individuals to make it a point to support the vulnerable, especially children.

"I am pleading with everyone. Anyone can be kind and generous. You don't have to give too much to put a smile on faces. You saw the balloons, and the magic they worked on these children's faces. You see a child who can't breathe, but then give them a balloon, and it brings them so much joy and cheer. How much is a balloon? But if a parent can't afford bread, how can they afford a balloon for that child? We need more people to get on board, we need everyone to do something and spread kindness."

Accepting the donation on behalf of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Hospital, the acting medical superintendent of the hospital, Dr. Vincent Kudor, profoundly appreciated the gesture.

He said, "they have provided items that will be used in the theatre, items including PPEs that will protect the staff, items for the children to play with, clothing, balloons. And they have promised me they will keep coming back to donate. This is symbolic in the sense that, since I spoke about turning the hospital around, this is the first group that has come to donate to me. And there's no way I will not cherish this. It is my hope that in future, more organisations will join in doing same to help Ghanaians."