The Eliphaz Home of Love Foundation (LHLF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has promised to assist the aged and orphans in the society to enable them to live happy life.
President of the NGO, Abosede Ijadele-Adetona, said the foundation would do all in its capacity to help restore hope for old people and the needy.
She made this known on Thursday at the inauguration of the NGO executives held at Abule Egba Lagos State.
Ijadele-Adetona noted that thousands of old people as well as orphans have been neglected, adding that Eliphaz Home of Love Foundation is ready to take up their responsibilities.
The President also stressed the need for government at all levels to support the foundation, saying the government has much roles to play in the welfare of the people.
“This foundation is different from any other because we are up to what we say and what we preach is what we do. It is about taking care of the aged and the orphans, and I assure you that we will restore hope to the hopeless. We want to show the community that we care about them and they are not neglected.
“We have homes where we take good care of the old ones for them to be healthy so that they will live longer. That is why we have trained workers who do that for us. We have also trained workers who will take care of the orphans differently because we are not muddling things together.
“We will be speaking and continue to speak to the government on their behalf and we will deliver their messages to those who need it. That is why I laid emphasis on the government having lots of role to play. The government doesn’t know these people, which is why we serve as mouthpiece for them and the society,” the President said.
Speaking on the theme “The Role of Society in the Life of Orphans” a Development Consultant, Adedotun Atilade said children are the future of every society.
Atilade said every child should not be abandoned, even as he added that they should be well taken care of for them to be useful to the society.
He reiterated that westernisation has caused setbacks to the African culture, making families less bothered about themselves.
He, therefore, appealed to the government to repeal the laws guiding the establishment of orphanage homes in the country.
“We should ask ourselves what happened to us and how did we get here in Africa. The future of any society is the children. Therefore, we cannot abandon them. That is why we have a very firm role to play in order to take care of them in the areas of education, feeding, shelter and even their socialisation to ensure they become useful to themselves and to the society.
“The concept of being your brother’s keeper, concept of extended family will always guarantee care about those who found themselves as orphans, either by parental or by family inability to take care of them. Not all that lost their parents can be called orphans but we have thousands out there who their parents are alive but are still orphans because they have been abandoned, neglected or rejected.
“In those days, one of your roles in the family is to make sure your nieces or nephews are doing well. But currently, people live a nuclear life which resulted in the cultural change. People don’t care anymore. In those days, you want to know if your sister or your brother’s children are doing fine because they are part of your family, “he said.
Lead Consultant GO Media Ideaz, Ganiu Oluwo who spoke on “Aged: The Need for Good Home”, recommended constant communication to help boost the life span of many old people in the society.
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