As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, Union Bank of Cameroon last Thursday April 1st visited the Rhema Grace Orphanage to make some donations to its residents.
The centre, located at Ombe on the outskirts of Mutengene, South West region, was created about 12 years ago by Mrs Mercy Bate Tataw. The Ombe branch is home to some 60 children whose ages range from 03-20 years. The orphanage also has a primary and a secondary school where the children are taught mainly by volunteers who are missionaries, with a few employed staff, while a couple of these children are trained out of the centre, at the expense of the centre.
According to Rev. Ntoko Allen who heads the orphanage, some of these children found themselves at the centre at very tender ages with very complicated health conditions, and it is only thanks to some goodwill people and institutions like UBC that they have been able to survive and can hope for brighter days ahead.

 
As it is typical of such centres, Rhema Grace Orphanage has needs which include, among others, food, drugs, clothing, finance, staff and potable water.
It is thus in a bid to assist these children, in the sharing spirit of Easter, that Union Bank of Cameroon made this visit during which it donated foodstuff, toiletries, clothing and a cheque.
The children were very happy and treated us to the finest songs we ever heard. We spent a great time with them, silently praising and thanking God in our hearts, knowing what they are deprived of – food, parents, family - and how we all are blessed but so often take things for granted.
Although, most of the children appeared healthy and happy, living under such conditions has never been the best. But the UBC team brought a message of hope, reminding the children that nothing was lost yet and that they should consider their condition a challenge: rather than break, they should break records.
It was such sweet sorrow when the time came to say goodbye to those lovely kids of Rhema Grace Orphange. UBC took along their prayers to continue to grow stronger as a bank so as to be able to pull them along. It was a memorable day!