Support cultural education for children – Kid Patriot Club founder
The Founder of Kid Patriot Club-Ghana, Mrs Eleanora Portia Baffour-Agyei, has appealed to the government and indigenous companies to support the organisation’s annual cultural programme aimed at educating children on Ghanaian heritage. She said although the initiative had positively impacted many children across the country, inadequate funding continued to threaten its sustainability. Mrs…
Mrs. Eleanora Portia Baffour-Agyei, the founder of Kid Patriot Club-Ghana, has called for increased support from the government and local businesses for her organization's annual cultural program aimed at educating children on Ghanaian heritage. Despite the program's positive impact on numerous children across the country, insufficient funding continues to jeopardize its sustainability.
During an interview with The Ghanaian Times in Accra, Baffour-Agyei expressed her desire for greater governmental support for the event, which is dedicated exclusively to children. The non-profit organization has organized six editions of the program so far, funded primarily by its own resources and individual donations. Baffour-Agyei emphasized the critical importance of sustaining investment in order to cultivate the next generation through Ghana's rich cultural heritage.
She attributed her motivation to the declining interest among children in Ghanaian culture as they increasingly gravitate towards influences that promote moral decadence and cultural erosion. Baffour-Agyei stressed the necessity of reconnecting children with their identity by making cultural education a necessity for every parent, school, and the nation as a whole.
She shared inspiring stories from parents and children who continued to be motivated by the event long after their participation. One parent, Ms. Alexandria Addy, expressed excitement about the new games and local dishes introduced this year, while her six-year-old son, Nana Agyemang Prempeh, expressed his delight at experiencing the event for the first time.
This year's theme, 'Passing on Old Secrets to a New Generation,' underscored the importance of preserving Ghana's cultural values by deliberately transferring knowledge, traditions, and wisdom from one generation to another. The event attracted over 200 children and their parents from various backgrounds, participating in singing, dancing, traditional games, and engaging with regional exhibition tents that showcased the diverse cultural heritage of the different regions of the country.
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