President announced the establishment of the National Orphanage Fund, to which the Government contributed the initial $100,000
By M. A. Egge
The President of the Republic of Somaliland, His Excellency Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro officially declared the National Day of Welfare of the People of the Republic of Somaliland, which will be observed on May 10th every year.
The President, who delivered a speech on the occasion at the National Orphanage Centre on Saturday, said:
“The Day of National Welfare of the People is a special day that will be dedicated to promoting and strengthening our nation’s welfare programs, showing compassion, helping our needy people, and raising awareness of the value of the programme.”
The President declared that the said day “would be for the Somaliland community to encourage the giving of charity, alms, and to find sources of help for the poor”, and urged, “Let us outwardly fulfil our duty as a nation to help our needy people and strengthen social justice”.
The President of Somaliland, speaking about the reason for holding the event at the Orphanage and Child Care Centre, said, “This year, we have chosen the Orphanage Centre as the place to announce this program, to remind us of the responsibility we all have to care for and monitor orphans’ welfare, and to provide tangible and continuous support to our needy people.”
On the auspicious occasion, the Head of State announced the establishment of the National Orphanage Fund, to which the Government contributed the initial $100,000.
The President pledged that as President, he would guarantee the welfare of orphanages as concerns education, health, livelihood and general needs of young children cared for in the National Orphanage and Care Centres.