Berekum: Elder Simon Ampaabeng Kyeremeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berekum East in the Bono Region, has launched a charity foundation to provide alternative livelihood and empowerment support to drug addicts in the Berekum Municipality.
According to Ghana News Agency, the 'HESAK' foundation seeks to facilitate the rehabilitation and successful re-integration of the drug addicts by catering for their medication and providing them with employable skills training. In an interview with the media on the sidelines of the launch held in Berekum, Elder Kyeremeh stated that the foundation would also intensify public education on the dangers of substance abuse and illicit drug peddling in the municipality.
He mentioned that the foundation would collaborate with health professionals, relevant state institutions, and stakeholders to help address the trend of drug abuse and peddling among the youth in the area. Elder Kyeremeh emphasized that the foundation alone could not succeed in ending drug abuse and addiction, urging for support from the corporate world, religious bodies, and development partners to achieve effective outcomes.
Mr. David Owusu Ansah, the Berekum East Municipal Director of Education, praised the establishment of the foundation and pledged the directorate's support for its activities. He remarked, "The vision of the HESAK foundation is laudable, and we expect everybody to support that in helping to restore life to the wayward, and drug addicts and rehabilitate them in society."
