By: Evans Attah Akangla| ignewss| Ho
A Ho based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Women Breaking Barriers Foundation (WBBF), has donated some books to pupils of Mother Florence Memorial Academy, a private school located in the Volta Regional capital, Ho.
The Women Breaking Barriers Foundation champions causes relating to health, education and charity support to orphans and less privileged children especially in schools.
Earlier in July this year, the foundation made a similar donation to Klefe Achatime Junior High school in the Ho municipality.
The Founder of WBBF, Madam Thywill Enam Gaglo disclosed that, it is the aim of the foundation to support children to enhance their education opportunities and also encourage them to do well in their academics.
According to her, the initiative will basically ease some burdens on parents, teachers and the orphans especially.
She added that it is in the plans of the foundation to also support orphans and needy but brilliant students in the future.
Dr. Joseph Gyedu, a mental health nurse from the Ho Municipal Hospital engaged the children on issues of learning disability.
He said, the sickness cannot be cured but assured parents, teachers and the pupils that, there is hope for people with learning disability provided they seek early medical attention from a specialist.
He underscored Neurologist learning disabilities are not caused due to physical or mental illness, economic conditions or cultural background neither an indication of whether the child is lazy or weak.
“According to experts there is no single specific cause for learning disabilities however, some factors that could cause a learning disability are as heredity, illness during and after birth, drug or alcohol consumption during pregnancy, physical trauma, poor growth in the uterus, low birth weight, and premature or prolonged labour could easily cause the disability.” He explained.
Dr. Gyedu also mentioned stress during infancy, environment and comorbidity where children with learning disabilities are, as factors contributing to a higher-than-average risk for attention problems or disruptive behaviour disorders.
He further urged parents and teachers to always seek advice from clinical psychologist, special educators, child psychiatrist, counsellors, mental health experts and paediatrician/ paediatric regarding issues of learning disabilities.
Dr. Gyedu also cautioned teachers and the pupils to stop hitting heads of the pupils and friends with sticks.
He called on parents and teachers to be very observant about their ward to enable them to identify if a child is suffering from learning disability and quickly consult the appropriate facility for early support.
Source: www.ignewss.com|Ghana