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EUGEMOT
ORPHANAGE is a non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
registered in Ghana. The Orphanage received its
certificate of incorporation in June 2000 and a
certificate to commence operation in Ghana as an NGO in
January, 2004 EUGEMOT ORPHANAGE is a non-profit
organization. The idea of establishing this Orphanage
was conceived by the founder, Madam Eugenia Kahu Motogbe,
five years ago. It was a divine call from God.
Mama Eugenia has
been caring for a lot of children especially the needy,
some of which lived with her in small home in Accra
(capital of Ghana). She cared for some of them till they
attained the majority age. It is this vision and her
desire to help children who unfortunately are not
privileged to have parental care that the idea of
establishing an Orphanage was conceived. Eugemot
Orphanage therefore was established and has as its main
focus, the rendering of selfless social service to
humanity and mankind, specifically orphans and the needy
children.
VISION
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To
create the awareness of the problems of orphans and
the needy children for the rich in the society to
support them.
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To
create job opportunities for widows and needy
children parents by establishing farms and the
creating of other income generating activities.
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To intensify
education on the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the
communities that it shall operate.
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To educate parents in the eradication
of child labour in the society and provide
rehabilitation to those young boys and girls who are
victims of in child labor
AIMS AND
OBJECTIVES
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To operate an
orphanage home and provide formal education to
orphans and needy children from the nursery and the
kindergarten levels to the primary school stage.
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To establish a
hospital in the locality to serve the health needs
of the children and people in general in the
surrounding towns and villages where access to
health facilities is very difficult and
expensive.
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To provide the
opportunity for exchange programmes mainly for
international social worker volunteers, who would
like to work in Ghana especially at the Eugemot
Orphanage Home and also our volunteers who are
desirous in getting basic practical training in
running orphanage homes.
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To provide the
opportunity for married couples who need to adopt
children
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To identify
and care for orphans and other needy children who
are HIV positive.
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To use the
Orphanage as a contribution to poverty alleviation
by creating jobs and introducing various workshops
particularly training programmes in agriculture for
farmers and prospective young people in the locality
or the surrounding towns and villages.
MODE OF SELECTION
OF CHILDREN
The selection of
the children fall under the following categories:
FULL ORPHANS
These are children whose parents are both deceased.
SEMI-ORPHANS
These are children who have lost one parent and who are
unable to provide food, shelter and clothing for them
CHILDREN OF
UNSUPPORTIVE PARENTS
These are children of parents who have terminal sickness
and are unable to support the children.
LOCATION
The Eugemot
Orphanage is located in a small town,
about nine
kilometers to Hohoe (the district capital of Hohoe
District of the Volta Region of Ghana), about 180
kilometers from Accra; the capital of Ghana. Its
location is very accessible as it is along the main
Accra-Hohoe highway. Public transportation to the home
is also very easy and affordable.
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