Former Chief Director of the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council, Pognaa Fati Koray, has called on women of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community to play an active role in helping young people overcome drug abuse.
She made the appeal when she addressed participants at the 44th National Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association, Lejna Imaillah Ghana.
Pognaa Fati Koray said the theme for the convention, “You are the best people raised for the good of mankind,” places a significant responsibility on women to make positive contributions to society.
She said the lives of members of Lejna Imaillah should reflect the values of service, justice, compassion and positive change.
According to her, drug abuse has become a growing concern across the regions, with young people increasingly becoming involved in the use of substances.
She mentioned substances popularly referred to as “Tramadol,” “Red Red,” “Blue Blue” and “Yellow Yellow,” and urged mothers to help young people who are struggling with substance abuse.
“As mothers and natural builders, let us try and assist these youth to stop and get out of this menace,” she appealed.
Pognaa Fati Koray warned that failure to address the situation could have serious consequences for the future, particularly if young people who are expected to support their families and communities are lost to drug abuse.
She stressed that women have an important role to play in shaping the character and behaviour of children, beginning from the home before they enter school and eventually interact with the wider society.
“We are the mothers, as Sister Ashika said, the children, we start training them before they go out to the schools, to the Makaranta, and to the real world,” she said.
She therefore urged members of Lejna Imaillah to see the fight against drug abuse among young people as part of their responsibility to society.
Pognaa Fati Koray further encouraged the women to translate their faith and knowledge into practical service and turn their values into actions that would benefit their communities.
“As women, as I said, we are natural builders. So, this theme places before us a profound responsibility to transform our faith and knowledge into services and our values into actions,” she said.
She concluded by expressing the hope that the convention would inspire participants to return to their communities with renewed determination to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
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