From marching with placards in Achimota to Fire Officers adding advocacy to their duty, this quarter, Lifeline for Childhood Cancer Ghana (LCCG) carried the message of awareness and hope even further.
Our outreach spread through churches, schools, sports centers, and even the Ghana Fire Service, as communities came together to champion early detection and support for children battling cancer.
Young Children Leading Change
At Perpetual Help School in Achimota, students turned their community into a moving classroom of hope. On Friday, September 19, 2025, the upper primary and junior high school students organized an awareness walk through the Achimota Petroleum area, marching through Six to Six, Chantan, and T-Junction with placards in hand.
They stopped at shops, stations, and roadside stalls to engage passersby about the early warning signs of childhood cancer. Their energy and compassion inspired everyone they met. These young changemakers became voices for the quiet and often unheard – the brave children battling cancer and spreading a powerful message of awareness and hope across their community.
Faith Communities Taking a Stand
Awareness education on the early warning signs and symptoms of childhood cancer was extended to our faith based partners. Congregation members at the Ebenezer Society, Tema Community 20, the Presbyterian Church Grace Congregation and the Ebenezer Methodist Church, paused to learn, pray, and stand with families affected by childhood cancer.
The Susanna Wesley Mission Auxiliary (SUWMA), a women’ s organisation of the Ebenezer Society of the Methodist Church, Tema Community 20, marked their 25th anniversary with a heartfelt visit to the Paediatric Oncology Unit at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. With prayers, songs, and a generous donation, they lifted hearts and spirits, showing true compassion in action.Their act of kindness rekindled the spirit of serving the vulnerable, emulating the exemplary life of their founder, Susanna Wesley, who dedicated her life to nurturing faith and supporting the weak.
At the Grace Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, members held a Children’s Harvest in honour of children battling cancer and paid a visit to the patient hostel at Korle-Bu. These faith communities became powerful advocates, proving that awareness is not only medical, but also spiritual, emotional, and communal.
Awareness Beyond Walls
Beyond classrooms and church halls, LCCG engaged the Trust Sports Emporium Limited at the Bukom Boxing Arena during their Saturday morning fitness club, leading an awareness session on childhood cancer.
Officers of the Ghana National Fire Service both at the Dansoman Station and the Training Centre at Korle-Bu also joined the movement. They added advocacy to their duty, learning about the signs and symptoms of childhood cancer and how they can spread awareness and support affected families.
Each of these moments from pews to playgrounds, from gyms to fire stations, revealed one truth: When every sector plays a role, no group is too small or too large to carry the message of hope.
