Martha Opoku Agyemang, founding father of the Children and Single Mother and father Care (KSPC) Basis, has been named the MTN Hero of Change for the Well being Class on the seventh Season of MTN Heroes of Change awards. She obtained GH¢60,000 to help her ongoing work with youngsters dwelling with cerebral palsy and different particular wants.
The awards ceremony was held on Friday, 30 Might, on the Labadi Seaside Lodge in Accra.
“I thank my followers, my supporters, and all people. I additionally thank MTN Ghana for giving us this platform to lift consciousness and proceed serving to youngsters with cerebral palsy,” Martha stated in an emotional speech after receiving the award.
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At 56, Martha stands as a pillar of energy and compassion in Kumasi. Impressed by her personal expertise because the mom of a kid with cerebral palsy, she based the KSPC Basis in 2002 to supply help to different households dealing with related challenges. What started with advocacy on radio, significantly by Adom FM, has advanced right into a full-fledged group help organisation offering remedy, rehabilitation, and a makeshift daycare centre.
The muse presently helps 32 youngsters—14 of whom reside on the facility and 18 who obtain common outpatient care. As well as, 4 road youngsters have been positioned in Martha’s care by the Division of Social Welfare. Her providers not solely supply medical and emotional help but additionally allow dad and mom—particularly single moms—to work and regain monetary stability.
Martha’s work goes past caregiving. She is a fierce advocate for inclusion and incapacity rights, utilizing media, workshops, and coverage engagement to battle stigma and construct consciousness. Regardless of restricted funding—a lot of which she supplies from her personal pocket—she continues to serve with unwavering dedication.
Supporters describe her as “a powerful, selfless lady” who has impressed many to do extra for others. Her efforts are seen not solely as acts of compassion however as steps towards constructing a extra inclusive society for kids with particular wants.
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The MTN Heroes of Change initiative, led by the MTN Ghana Basis, recognises and rewards people who’re making an enduring distinction within the areas of Well being, Schooling, and Financial Empowerment. It goals to shine a highlight on on a regular basis heroes whose acts of service are reworking lives throughout the nation.
