Gold Heart launches activities, donates to orphans in Buea.

The association, led by Oyere Germaine Ojong as President, donated a consignment of foodstuff and toiletries.

The consignment included six bags of rice, five cartons of soap, a bag of salt, a carton of vegetable oil, packs of biscuits and candies as well as a packet of toilet paper. 

While presenting the gifts to the orphans, the Gold Heart president said the gesture was in fulfillment of a burden the Lord laid in her heart to support the less privileged after traversing a difficult stage in her life.

According to Oyere Germaine, she was heartbroken and depressed when she lost her pregnancy in the third trimester in August 2016.

“At that time, I started thinking about others who have been greatly affected by grief. I thought of widows, orphans, widowers and wondering how they are faring,” she said. 

She further said “the Holy Spirit laid in my heart the urge to care for people that have been greatly affected by grief. I wrote down every idea on a piece of paper. A month later, I got a confirmation and guidance in my dream”. 

She continued narrating that “I woke up and after praying and asking God to show me a sign that this is his will for me, the Lord led me to the book of Isaiah 61:1-3”. 

In March this year, she successfully created the Gold Heart association to empower, educate, support and promote access to well-being for orphans, widows, widowers, girls and women in Cameroon. 

The founding president of the association stipulated that despite the association being based in Limbe, their activities will be carried out across the country and guided by their motto of “love, care and togetherness”.

In a bid to inspire and foster positive change in the personal lives and in their communities, she assured that Gold Heart strives to educate and promote the empowerment of girls, young widows, widowers and orphans from different parts of the country to access education, health and hygiene, clinical support services and other women’s empowerment and advocacy programmes.

She also handed a cash gift to support the 38 orphans enrolled in primary schools through to university.

Gold Heart hands over cash gift to orphanage matron

Matron thanks benefactors

After receiving the donation, the matron of the orphanage, Mary Ebane Sume, expressed gratitude to the Gold Heart team for their kind gesture which will go a long way will help them.

She equally encouraged other people of goodwill to come to their aid as their challenges ranges from feeding, healthcare, education and other needs. 

On her part, the Secretary General of Gold Heart, Blessing Arrah, explained that the association has as objectives to promote access to health facilities to girls in rural areas, women, orphans, widowers and widows, facilitate the provision of basic informal economic engagements for widows, widowers and orphans 

She added that they will also sensitize girls and women in rural areas on menstrual hygiene and communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 pandemics amongst others.