The Senior Manager of Partnership, Compassion International Ghana (CIGH), Edward Nyamekye, has commended the Somanya cluster of partner churches of Compassion International Ghana for good work and an impactful programme in the communities in the Cluster of Partner Churches in the Krobo enclave for 2025.
Mr Nyamekye said Compassion International was willing to continue to support the churches to release children from poverty and called for continuous collaboration between the organisation and its partner institutions.
He made the commendation at Compassion International Ghana, Somanya Cluster of Partner Churches' annual review meeting held at Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region.
The meeting was on the theme: "Reflecting on our journey, strengthening our impact".
Needy children
Compassion International Ghana partners with churches to assist needy children in communities in the Krobo enclave. Areas of focus include growth in Christ, physical, cognitive and socio-economic development.
The Somanya cluster is made up of 15 child development centres and operates within Yilo Krobo and Lower Manya Krobo municipalities with Nicholas Afful as the partnership facilitator.
The meeting was attended by officials from Compassion International Ghana, Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly, Ghana Police Service, Yilo Krobo Health Directorate, National Commission for Civic Education, Ghana Education Service, HeartBeat Foundation, among others.
The Senior Manager of Partnership, CIGH, noted that the success and achievement of Compassion International Ghana, Somanya cluster, would depend on the efforts and collaboration and therefore applauded the cluster for an impactful programme and added that there was room for improvement, "the organisation is willing to support churches to release children from poverty".
Frontline church partners
The Project Director of Rev. Austin Ofori Addo Memorial Assembly Child Development Centre (RAOAMA) of Christ Apostolic Church Somanya, Henry Adjei Tetteh-Kwesi, in a presentation, explained that the frontline church partners in partnership with Compassion International had 3,834 beneficiaries made up of 502 children and 3,332 youth.
It had also assisted 1,499 pupils at the basic level, 355 vocational students and 385 at the tertiary level, while 235 await career decisions, with 330 planning to exit.
Hannah Dankwah of the Health Directorate assured of stronger collaboration to improve health programmes. She said the directorate had begun adolescent reproductive health awareness and support initiatives and would work to address health challenges in the Somanya cluster.
