South Sudan Gospel singers are appealing to the government, NGOs, business community, civil society and individuals to support orphans in Yei River County of Central Equatoria State.
The call came after realizing that orphans are leaving in difficult situation during the visit of the Star Eagles’ Musical Band to the Kikiji Orphanage Centre on Sunday.
Tony Manasseh of the Star Eagles through Radio Easter on Monday promised his team’s commitment to supporting the orphans.
He pledged to support the orphans spiritually, emotional and financially to ensure that their leaving conditions are improved.
Tony promises to organize music concert in Juba to raise some funds to support the orphans go to school.
“As Star Eagles and the other team we came with from Juba, we will be behind the orphans. We shall do our best to support them. We shall support them spiritually, emotional and financially and when we get to Juba, we are thinking of organizing a concert in Juba to raise finance to support with the orphans. We give thanks to Dominic for the vision of initiating an orphanage to carter for the vulnerable children. I am trying to call on the government, none governmental organization business community civil society and individuals to join hands to support the orphans, appeals Manasseh.
The singer urges people holding resources to be in solidarity with the orphans and support them to see their bright future.
He says much is needed for supporting and encouraging orphans in Yei River County.
“For us who are holding resources, what is our role? How do we channel this? It is not only the government to help people. All of us are part of doing something to help the needy. There is much need for the orphans in Yei. They need our support, help and encouragement”, the musician stresses.
Another artist of the Star Eagles, Deneya Denis, calls on the public to take care and stand with the orphans and support them in their education.
He promises to stand with some orphans to send them to school to produce future leaders from some of them.
Denis believes that it is everyone’s responsibility to support the orphans to produce presidents, ministers’ pastors and many other officials if they are educated.
“These children are left for us to make sure we take care of and stand with them. So my coming is to see what their needs are and what I and my team can do to support the orphans. I made a commitment that i will support some of the orphans to see that they go to school. I want to appeal to the people out there that in these children, we have presidents, minister’s pastors and many more leaders. So we need to care and educate them”, requests Denis.
Meanwhile Dominic Living Wawa, founder of the Kikiji Orphanage Centre explains that their mission is to ensure that the orphans and abandoned children have access to health, education food and safe place to stay.
He calls on the government, Churches leaders, business people and individuals to join hands to support orphans and street children.
The founder of the orphanage centre believes that supporting orphans and street children will enable reduce criminals and contribute to peaceful state.
“Our main mission is to see that the vulnerable orphans and abandoned children have access to medical care, education food and safe place to stay in and find love and compassion. We have the belief that supporting the orphans and street children will help reduce the number of crimes in the county as a whole. Therefore I call on the government, church leaders, business people and individuals to support the orphanage”, Dominic appeals.
Kikiji National Orphanage Centre is an organization registered with South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission to ensure that no child suffers or perishes from neglect, abuse or deprivation.
Their mission is to aid orphans and other vulnerable children of all ages in South Sudan and provide substantial care, food, education, safety, security and health care.