Local report 2020 – A BRIEF REPORT ON HOUSE SWISSAIR
Children in the Swissair-family house: Girls 3, Boys 3
During this time of Coronavirus pandemic, the SOS Children’s Village Asiakwa continues to train mothers and also educate children on ways of being vigilant, staying safe and protecting themselves.
The children in the family house; Victoria, Margaret, John, Andrew, Eric, and Erica are also staying safe thanks to all the education they receive from Belinda the resident nurse.
The SOS nurse, Belinda, has done a good job of teaching Margaret, Victoria, and their SOS siblings the right way to wash their hands and monitoring them accordingly. She says, ‘these are dangerous times and it is important to stay safe by washing your hands properly with soap under running water every 20 minutes’.
Belinda also shows the family how to make simple nose masks by themselves; this activity is fun for young Eric and Erica who also try to make masks on their own, they laugh as they work together.
Do you remember what you wanted to be when you were ten years old? Well, Ten-year-old Margaret hopes to be a lawyer in the future. she says, she wants to help those in need; Isn’t that great!
Because of the pandemic, Margaret now attends online classes with her SOS brother, John, and their other SOS siblings but she says, ‘I miss my best friend in school Nana Akua and hope I can go back to normal school’. She likes to play football with Mathias her SOS brother around the family house.
Even though John also says he enjoys the online classes, he says, ‘I miss going to school because I understand it better when I am present and can see everyone face to face.’ After school, John may spend his time playing Table Tennis with his SOS brother Christopher.
Eight-year-old Victoria loves to colour. Mother Believe says Victoria enjoys colouring when she is at home. Even though schools are not open, she learns at home with help from her SOS mother Believe as well as her biological sister Margaret. Victoria tells me, ‘My best friend’s name is Abigail and I saw her before schools closed; I miss her’. In her free time Victoria also likes to play at the Village playground with her SOS siblings; Eric, Erica, and Nhyira.
At three years old, Eric and Erica are the youngest children in the family house; so, they receive support from mother Believe and the older SOS siblings. ‘Staying at home is a fun time for the twins’ says mother Believe. Eric also likes to pick up a picture book and find objects, and they both love to sing, mother Believe says Eric dances happily when a nice song is playing on the radio. They love playing at the playground too.
At sixteen years, Andrew is the oldest child in the family home. he is done writing the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE), and hopes he can study Visual Arts in Senior High School. Andrew also supports his younger SOS siblings by helping them to set up for their online classes.
I hope that these stories make you realize what a difference you are making in the lives of the children. Thank you for your support!
