Unfettered love for humanity: Moh Sylvester succours vulnerable children in West Region.

Moh Sylvester, who hails from Ngoketunjia Division, in the North West Region, extended his humanitarian gesture beyond his Division or Region of origin, by providing essential assistance to the ‘Centre d'accueil des Enfants en Détresse du Noun, CALED-Noun, a non-profit organisation that provides shelter and care for orphans and children in distress. 

According to Ismaila Monpouh, the Chairman of the Centre's Management Committee, the gesture came in response to an appeal letter they sent to the Treasury Director General.

“The institution had sent out letters of appeal to various persons of goodwill, seeking support for the distressed children under its care," Monpouh stated.  The appeal got a positive and prompt response from Moh Sylvester. 

"We got a positive feedback from Moh Sylvester," said Monpouh, expressing the Centre's profound gratitude to the Treasury DG's timely intervention.

CALED-Noun, located in Foumbot, currently houses 64 vulnerable children, a number of whom are internally displaced from the North West and South West Regions. 

“This act of philanthropy by Moh Sylvester is particularly notable as it highlights a high-ranking official helping those displaced from his own Region of origin and beyond, without necessarily knowing them personally,” Monpouh said. 

He said the gesture provided a critical lifeline to children uprooted by crisis. 

The Centre's mission, he said, is to promote the wellbeing of these children, by offering them shelter, supervision, protection, and education to ensure their social integration. 

The Centre also assures regular health monitoring for the children, often receiving referrals from law enforcement agencies and the Ministry of Social Affairs. Despite its vital work, the Centre faces numerous challenges. 

Ismaila Monpouh emphasised the urgent need for support in key areas, including feeding, accommodation, medication, and the establishment of birth certificates, which are crucial for the children's legal identity and future. Education remains a particularly pressing issue. 

"Many of these children are going to school and they don’t have the means to go to school and that is why we are appealing to everyone and especially people of goodwill to come to the rescue of these children," he pleaded.

Moh Sylvester’s gesture, pundits say, is an example of how officials and elite can contribute to the welfare of vulnerable populations. His charity not only provided material relief but also sent a strong message of solidarity to the displaced children, proving that even across administrative boundaries, communities remain connected by a shared sense of compassion and responsibility.

It should be noted that this comes to solidify assertions that Moh Sylvester’s humanitarian gestures known no boundary. It years past, he has very regularly extended a hand of assistance to school children to encourage affective schooling and academic excellence in his Ngoketunjia Division of origin and beyond.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3547 of Thursday August 28, 2025