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Inside Jan 19, 2018 .qxp_Layout 1 1/18/18 8:06 PM Page 5 06 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH KIDDIES Corner Short stories for kids Jokes Value APOPULAR speaker started off a seminar by holding up a $20 bill. A crowd of 200 had gathered to hear him speak. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Two hundred hands went up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He crumpled the bill. He then asked, “Who still wants it?” All 200 hands were still raised. “Well,” he replied, “What if I do this?” Then he dropped the bill on the ground and stomped on it with his shoes. He picked it up, and showed it to the crowd. The bill was all crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?” All the hands still went up. “My friends, I have just showed you a very important lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, life crumples us and grinds us into dirt. We make bad decisions or deal with poor circumstances. We feel worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are special – Don’t ever forget it! www.livin3.com. A man tried to commit suicide by hanging when his son suddenly appeared on the scene. This was what ensued between them: Son: Dad, listen to this before you die. I just won a lottery of GH¢ 5 million and I promise to make your funeral a very big celebration. Dad: Foolish Boy!!! Quickly untie me and let’s go home to celebrate my resurrection instead. A churchgoer went to his usual base to get intoxicated with some shots of Adonko Bitters. He met his pastor who sat alone at a table full of Star Beer bottles and had already consumed six and had four more to go. The man shouted: “Eii man of God, you are supposed to be drinking Malt, because that was your advice to us.” The man of God reiterated: “Don’t be a fool, where was Malt and the rest when the Star led the wise men to Jesus our saviour?” Source: Prince Boateng (JHS) -- God’s Glor y School. POEMS Nugget For Living What is this life? A man is born today, tomorrow he is dead. A man lives in a mansion, tomorrow he lives underground. A man drives a car today, tomorrow an ambulance drives him. A man reads biology, tomorrow a biography is read of him. A man eats whatever he wants, tomorrow he becomes food for insects. A man is seen resting in his house, tomorrow he is seen resting in a coffin. And they say to him ‘rest in peace.’ A man eats all kinds of fruits, tomorrow he turns to manure for all trees. A man is known as the richest man ever, tomorrow he does not know where or what will happen to his riches. A man is early to work today; tomorrow he is termed as late. Have a well God-planned life, for you know not what happens to you tomorrow. Come to think of it: Eternal life is free God’s love is free Christ’s salvation is free Church entrance is free Breath of life is free And the most expensive of all Cigarette costs, leading to poverty Prostitution costs, leading to loss of self dignity Night club costs, leading to loss of self prestige Power to rule costs lives Think twice, believe in Christ and you will be saved. Source: Afatsao Claudia (JHS three) and Samuel Osei (JHS two), God’s Glor y School, Accra-Lapaz
Inside Jan 19, 2018 .qxp_Layout 1 1/18/18 8:06 PM Page 6 Ways of controlling plastic waste • Get the plastic off your face Much of the plastic materials that pollute the oceans are microplastics, tiny chunks that are next to impossible to filter out. There are many biodegradable alternatives, so avoid items with “polypropylene” or “polyethylene” on the ingredients list or consider making your own. • Skip the disposable razor Instead of tossing a plastic razor in the trash every month, consider switching to a razor that lets you replace just the blade or even a straight razor. • Switch from disposable diapers to cloth It is advisable for every woman to switch from diapers to the use of reusable. • Make your period waste-free There are a number of non-disposable options out there to cut down on period waste, from the Diva Cup, to the Ruby Cup to DIY-with-pride reusable pads. All these choices reduce incredible amounts of packaging that most pads and tampons are encased in. If you are not in a situation where giving up tampons is an option, consider skipping brands with plastic applicators. WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 &Env. Prosecute people who urinate openly - Zanetor BY PHILIP ANTOH philip.antoh@dailyheritage.com.gh •Ms Zanetor Rawlings, MP for Klottey Korley THE MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Klottey Korley in the Greater Accra Region, Ms Zanetor Rawlings, is advocating the prosecution of people who gleefully urinate in public places. According to her, this development has become a social canker and seems to be gaining grounds among motorists and pedestrians who use various streets across the country. Ms Rawlings said the act is shameful and must be discarded, adding that it does not matter where they are; whether in a residential estate, on the highway or in front of a school, government ministry or an embassy, they blatantly urinate, polluting the environment. In her Facebook post yesterday, the MP said such a shameful act attracts spot fine of not less that GH¢ 5,000.00 ($1,000) or up to 6 months in jail in other countries. “We must not address open defaecation without tackling this problem of public urination,” she stated. Below is the full statement: You know there is a major problem in society when people shamelessly urinate in full view of the public. It seems to have become the norm for motorists and pedestrians to just stop wherever they feel like it, in order to pee. It doesn’t matter whether they are in a residential estate, on the highway or in front of a school, government ministry or an embassy. The trend of public urination has no respect for who, what, when, where! What on Earth has happened to us? Have so many people suddenly developed urinary incontinence? Once upon a time, not too long ago, people felt embarrassed to behave like this. In some countries the fine for such behaviour is a spot fine of GH¢ 5,000 ($1,000) or up to six months in jail. “We must not address open defaecation without tackling this problem of public urination! Just like the problem of garbage disposal, the triad of attitudes, facilities and enforcement must be operationalised. 2018, six decades post-independence, and we are still dealing with this?!” Ms Rawlings said the act is shameful and must be discarded, adding that it does not matter where they are; whether in a residential estate, on the highway or in front of a school, government ministry or an embassy, they blatantly urinate, polluting the environment. PARDA promotes breastfeeding at Yorogo-Tingre BY ANTHONY APUBEO THE PARTICIPATORY Action for Rural Development (PARDA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has intensified community engagements at Yorogo-Tingre, in the Bolgatanga Municipality, to promote exclusive breastfeeding and maternal health care. PARDA is an NGO aimed at influencing development agenda, especially in rural communities, as well as promoting the Mother-Baby Friendly Health Facility Project to assist lactating mothers and pregnant women to access maternal healthcare and promote exclusive breastfeeding. The NGO, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service and UNICEF, has organised periodic meetings with community members, including wives, husbands, pregnant women, mothers, and chiefs. In an interview with the media during one of the community engagements, Mr Samuel Ngumah, the Project Coordinator for PARDA, noted that some cultural factors and beliefs were barriers to exclusive breastfeeding and access to maternal healthcare. He mentioned beliefs that prevented some pregnant women from eating nutritious foods like eggs and chicken, and giving babies water at birth as some of the negative cultural practices that militated against exclusive breastfeeding. He said the NGO aims at breaking these barriers to quality maternal healthcare through education and sensitisation of community members to realise the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and skill delivery. The Project Coordinator said giving birth at home negatively affected the health of both babies and mothers, noting that his outfit sought to ensure that the practice was eradicated to reduce the number of maternal deaths recorded each year. Mr Ngumah noted that 59 and 45 •Some of the participants at the meeting communities respectively in the Bolgatanga and Bawku Municipalities had been enrolled onto the project, while a maternal facility was under construction in the Yorogo-Tingre community to further boost the quality of health delivery in the area. The Project Coordinator explained that plans were underway to include Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programmes to promote good sanitation and access to water in the communities. Mr Bawa Atule, the Assembly member for the Yorogo-Tingre Electoral Area, explained that the community was using an old structure made from bricks as maternal facility and that the new facility, when completed, would be a major boost to the community’s health needs. He said the community had collaborated well with PARDA under the programme and indicated that most of the women were enlightened by the education they received from activities of PARDA and were now serving as role models to their fellow women in neighbouring communities. Naba Edmund Atiah Adendaa, the Chief of Yorogo-Gaabiisi, commended PARDA and its partners for their activities in the community and appealed to them to assist the community to construct a community health-based planning services (CHPS) compound, and toilet facilities in the community.
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