Students of Mount Temple Comprehensive School, Ireland, have established a 25,000 cedis Early Childhood Development Centre at Adaklu-Abuadi in the Adaklu-Anyigbe District.
The Centre would secure the safety and good care of the children while the offer nursing mothers are away on their farms.
There have been reports of snakes biting children placed under trees on farms by their mothers while they worked.
The project, initiated by Mamaga Afedima II, Queen of Adaklu through a community based non-governmental organization, “Help our village,” would therefore empower women to become more economically productive without having to worry about the safety their children.
Mamaga Afedima said the project was a dream come true and urged women in the area to take advantage of the crèche to give good educational foundation to their children.
Mr Michael Kobla Adzaho, Adaklu-Anyigbe District Chief Executive, in a speech read on his behalf, said early childhood development centres were essential in the upbringing of the child.
He commended the community and benefactors for the initiative and urged caregivers at the centre to take good care of the children who would be left in their care as well as the facility.
Ms Susan Loftus, Leader of the Team from Ireland, said the team was moved by stories of women having to walk several distances to farm with their babies strapped at their backs while they worked.
She expressed the hope that the project would give some relief to nursing mothers and children alike.
“We hope the Centre would be a safe place for children to play and learn while their mothers do other things,” Ms Loftus said.
She commended the community for the communal spirit and hospitality, saying, “we had a great experience of village life.”