O gerente de programas da Caritas Freetown, Ishmael Charles disse à ACI África na sexta-feira, 18 de setembro e relatou ao nosso repórter que o inferno de 7 de setembro, causado por uma falha elétrica, deixou pelo menos 20 pessoas de cinco famílias desabrigadas e agora moravam em uma escola sem ajuda do governo.
“No momento, os policiais e suas famílias estão morando em uma escola porque não há aprendizagem. A maioria deles não sabe para onde irá a seguir ”, disse Charles.
Em parceria com a Healey International Relief Foundation, a Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation e a LANYI Foundation sob a organização guarda-chuva, Partnering to Serve Humanity, a Caritas Freetown doou alimentos e itens não alimentares, incluindo cobertores, sapatos, sandálias e roupas.
Os policiais em Serra Leoa enfrentam uma miríade de desafios no trabalho, incluindo baixos salários e acomodações limitadas, de acordo com o funcionário da Caritas Freetown que disse à ACI África e informou à AGÊNCIA DE NOTÍCIAS RECOWACERAO, RECONA, que os policiais não têm recursos suficientes para realizá-los suas responsabilidades também.
“A Caritas Freetown tem uma relação de trabalho muito boa com a Polícia e o Governo. Nosso papel é complementar o trabalho do Governo. O governo tem a responsabilidade exclusiva de cuidar de seus cidadãos, portanto, nossos serviços são complementares ”, disse Charles, observando que o braço de caridade da Igreja em Freetown não segregava ao chegar aos necessitados.
Na cerimônia de distribuição na segunda-feira, 14 de setembro, pe. Peter Konteh, que é o Diretor Executivo da Caritas Freetown, demonstrou empatia pelos policiais desabrigados e os encorajou a manter a pequena doação que receberam da instituição de caridade.
“Sabemos que o que estamos dando não é proporcional ao que vocês perderam, mas queremos nos identificar com sua situação e ser solidários com vocês neste momento de dificuldade”, pe. Peter, um membro do clero da Arquidiocese de Freetown, disse.
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RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, a joyeusement compris qu’un pays RECOWA-CERAO a pris les devants dans une mesure exemplaire. La bonne nouvelle venant de la Sierra Leone est un appel au réveil aux autres pays membres de RECOWA-CERAO. Dans ce pays, les informations disent que la branche caritative de l’archidiocèse de Freetown a contacté plusieurs familles de policiers dont les maisons ont été rasées et leurs propriétés détruites à la suite de l’enfer de la semaine dernière à la caserne de police de Kingtom, qui se trouve dans l’enceinte de l’archidiocèse.
Le responsable des programmes de Caritas Freetown, Ishmael Charles, a déclaré à ACI Africa le vendredi 18 septembre et a raconté à notre journaliste que l’enfer du 7 septembre, causé par un problème électrique, a laissé au moins 20 personnes de cinq familles sans abri et vivaient maintenant dans une école. sans l’aide du gouvernement.
«À l’heure actuelle, les policiers et leurs familles vivent dans une école parce que l’apprentissage ne se fait pas. La plupart d’entre eux ne savent pas où ils iront ensuite », a déclaré Charles.
En partenariat avec la Healey International Relief Foundation, la Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation et la LANYI Foundation dans le cadre de l’organisation parapluie, Partnering to Serve Humanity, Caritas Freetown a fait don de produits alimentaires et non alimentaires, notamment des couvertures, des chaussures et des sandales et des vêtements.
Les agents de police en Sierra Leone sont confrontés à une myriade de défis au travail, y compris un faible salaire et un logement limité, selon le responsable de Caritas Freetown qui a déclaré à ACI Afrique et a fait savoir à RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA que les agents manquent de ressources suffisantes pour leur permettre de mener à bien leurs responsabilités bien.
«Caritas Freetown entretient de très bonnes relations de travail avec la police et le gouvernement. Notre rôle est de compléter le travail du gouvernement. Le gouvernement a la seule responsabilité de prendre soin de ses citoyens, c’est pourquoi nos services sont complémentaires », a déclaré Charles, soulignant que la branche caritative de l’Église à Freetown ne faisait pas de ségrégation lorsqu’elle tendait la main aux personnes dans le besoin.
Lors de la cérémonie de distribution du lundi 14 septembre, le P. Peter Konteh qui est le directeur exécutif de Caritas Freetown a sympathisé avec les policiers sans-abri et les a encouragés à conserver le petit don qu’ils ont reçu de l’organisme de bienfaisance.
«Nous savons que ce que nous donnons n’est pas à la mesure de ce que vous avez perdu mais nous voulons nous identifier à votre situation et être solidaires avec vous dans ce moment de difficulté», le P. Peter, membre du clergé de l’archidiocèse de Freetown, a déclaré.
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RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, has joyfully gathered that a RECOWA-CERAO Country has taken a lead in an exemplary measure. The good news coming from Sierra Leone is a wakeup call to other member countries of RECOWA-CERAO. In this country, information has it that the charity arm of the Archdiocese of Freetown has reached out to several families of police officers whose houses were razed down and their properties destroyed following last week’s inferno at the Kingtom Police Barracks, which is within the precincts of the Archdiocese.
Caritas Freetown Programs Manager, Ishmael Charles told ACI Africa on Friday, September 18 and related to our reporter that the September 7 inferno, which was caused by an electrical glitch, left at least 20 people from five families homeless and were now living at a school without help from the government.
“At the moment, the police officers and their families are living at a school because learning is not going on. Most of them don’t know where they will go next,” Charles said.
Partnering with Healey International Relief Foundation, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, and LANYI Foundation under the umbrella organization, Partnering to Serve Humanity, Caritas Freetown has donated food and non-food items including blankets, shoes and sandals, and clothing.
Police officers in Sierra Leone face a myriad of challenges at work including low salary and limited accommodation, according to the Caritas Freetown official who told ACI Africa and made privy to RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA that the officers lack sufficient resources to enable them to carry out their responsibilities well.
“Caritas Freetown has a very good working relationship with the Police and the Government. Our role is to complement the work of the Government. Government has the sole responsibility to care for its citizens, hence our services are complimentary,” Charles said, noting that the Charity arm of the Church in Freetown did not segregate when reaching out to those in need.
At the distribution ceremony on Monday, September 14, Fr. Peter Konteh who is the Executive Director of Caritas Freetown empathized with the homeless police officers and encouraged them to hold onto the little donation they received from the charity.
“We know that what we are giving is not commensurate to what you have lost but we want to identify with your situation and be in solidarity with you in this moment of difficulty,” Fr. Peter, a member of the Clergy of Freetown Archdiocese, said.
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