[ 2021-02-18 ]

Female inmates of Ho Central Prisons pampered on Valentine's Day
'Groom Dat Girl,' a girl-child empowerment
initiative, on Valentine's Day, served female
inmates of the Ho Central Prisons with acts of
kindness to mark the Chocolate Day, Ghana's
version of the love day.








The group, which included Mama Attrato II, Queen
of Ho Dome, presented detergents, sanitary
materials including pads, toiletries, and hand
sanitizers and facemasks worth GH¢1,500.00 to the
inmates.

The Queen asked inmates to make the most of skill
training opportunities while in confinement, to
enable them to win back self-independence, when
back in society.

Mama Attrato commended the generosity of the
donors and said such entities deserved all the
support.

DSP Beatrice Mensah, who received the item on the
behalf of the prisons, said the donation would aid
efforts at reforming the inmates.

Ms Tilda Elinam Acolor, Leader, and the brainchild
of the Group, said the resolve to support the
prison’s work was informed by the sorry endings
of some inmates.

She said the experiences of convicts must serve as
a deterrent of untoward behavior and added that
the Prison Service must be given the adequate
resources to pursue its multi-pronged job.

Ms Acolor added her voice to calls for the loving
treatment of inmates, saying “inasmuch as most
of them, perhaps deserve to be behind bars for
some reasons, the sisterhood in prison still needs
to be shown love.”

Some female media practitioners in the Volta
Region formed Groom Dat Girl to support vulnerable
young girls, and seeks to rescue them from the
streets by providing the needed career training
and guidance opportunities.

Relevant stakeholders, and also some skill
training outlets in the Ho Municipality including
Erigem Institute of Floral Design and Culinary
Arts, and D-Reine Fashion Home, supported the
initiative.

Source - GNA

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