Prophet William Oppong Peasah, Executive Director of Call of Diligence, Oil of Prosperity (CODOP) Outreach Foundation, has urged communities to support widows and other vulnerable groups, saying widowhood is not a curse.
Prophet Peasah said becoming a widow was not a choice and often came up with significant emotional and economic difficulties, requiring compassion and practical support from individuals, communities, churches and organisations.
He made the call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after the foundation supported more than 2,000 widows in the Ada area with free health screening, medication and food as part of its annual outreach programme which was held at Kasseh in the Ada East District.
“I want to appeal to individuals, organisations and communities to support the vulnerable groups in the society,” he said.
Prophet Peasah, who is also a pastor of the Assemblies of God, Believers Family Sanctuary Church at Tema Community 25, appealed to churches to support vulnerable groups as part of their social responsibility and outreach activities.
He appealed to individuals, organisations and communities to support vulnerable people, saying sustained assistance could help reduce the hardships they faced.
Touching on the activities of his outfit, said the foundation focused on supporting neglected and vulnerable groups, including widows, widowers, the elderly, street children, orphans, the sick and prison inmates, with the objective of bringing hope and relief to them.
He said the foundation’s activities included free medical screening, health education, wellness promotion, distribution of food and other relief items, and community outreach programmes.
Prophet Peasah acknowledged Nutrifoods Ghana Limited, producers of Tasty Tom products; Frozen Food, producers of OBA products; Icefood Limited; and Jada Food for their continued support of and Jada Food for their continued support of producers of OBA products; and Icefood Limited and Jada Food for their continued support for the foundation’s programmes.
He said CODOP remained open to partnerships and sponsorships to enable it to expand its support to vulnerable groups across communities.