Kumasi Girls SHS 1998 Year Group supports Remar Ghana Rehabilitation Centre with essential items

The 1998 Year Group of Kumasi Girls Senior High School, known as Ahemaa 98, has extended a hand of support to inmates of the Remar Ghana Rehabilitation Centre at Patasi in Kumasi, reaffirming its commitment to social responsibility.

The gesture formed part of the group’s annual activities aimed at giving back to society, particularly to vulnerable groups who depend largely on benevolence for survival.

The Remar Ghana Rehabilitation Centre currently caters to more than 200 inmates, including orphans, vulnerable children, and drug addicts undergoing rehabilitation.

The centre relies heavily on donations from individuals and organizations to provide food, necessities, and care for the inmates.

Management of the facility has often appealed to the public for support to sustain its operations.

Traditionally, Ahemaa 98 organizes an end-of-year party to socialize and reconnect as old students.

However, the group says motherhood and a sense of responsibility have shaped a new focus.

“As mothers and potential mothers, we felt it was important to remember vulnerable children before we celebrate,” a member of the group noted, explaining the decision to integrate charity into their yearly gathering.

In 2025, the Year Group made its first donation to the Remar Rehabilitation Home, a gesture that was warmly received.

On January 3, 2026, the group once again returned to the centre to offer support, marking their second visit and reinforcing their long-term relationship with the facility.

Items presented to the centre included sacks of rice, a sack of cocoa powder, sugar, cartons of milk, washing powder, disinfectants, liquid soap, soft drinks, biscuits and toffees, along with an undisclosed amount of money.

The donations were intended to support both the daily feeding needs of the inmates and the general upkeep of the facility.

Speaking during the presentation, Ohemaa Abena Nyarko, who led members of the Ahemaa 98 Year Group, said the donation was motivated by compassion.

“This is our way of showing kindness and letting the inmates know that they are part of the Christmas festivities,” she said, adding that the group remains committed to supporting vulnerable members of society.

Secretary of the Remar Ghana Rehabilitation Centre, Nana Yaw, expressed appreciation to the old girls for remembering the children and the recovering drug addicts.

He commended the group for visiting the center for a second time, describing the gesture as encouraging.

“We are grateful, and we urge other old students’ associations to emulate what the Ahemaa 98 Year Group has done,” he said.

Story by Francis Appiah