Miss Malaika 2024 partners Guba Foundation for ‘Right To Play Day’ Event on June 26

 

The GUBA Foundation is proud to announce a meaningful partnership with Miss Malaika 2024, Lucille Naa Kwaley King for this year’s Right to Play Day, a special initiative set to take place at Henry House Community School.

 

This collaboration marks a united commitment to championing the right of every child to learn, play, and grow in an inclusive environment.

 

Leading the ‘Right to Play Day initiative’, a flagship programme of the GUBA Foundation, Ms. King aims to send a powerful message to teachers, parents, traditional leaders, and other key stakeholders in Ho, Volta Region, on the critical role of play in a child’s development.

 

Scheduled for Thursday, 26th June 2025, at Henry House Community School, a non-profit school serving KG to Basic 9 students in Ho, the event will bring together about 400 schoolchildren for a day of expert panel discussions, sports, and interactive games.

 

As a passionate advocate for children, particularly children with disabilities such as autism, Ms. King expressed her enthusiasm about participating in the programme. Ms. King will be joined by Dr. Vannessa Aseye Atikpu, Medical Doctor (MD) and Mama Numanyavor II, the Queen Mother of Kpenoe.

 

Other participating organisations are Embrace the Spectrum, Touch of Hope Foundation and the True Light Foundation. As we mark this year’s Right to Play Day, the GUBA Foundation urges communities, institutions, and families to embrace play as more than recreation, it is a powerful gateway to learning, inclusion, and early identification of developmental needs such as autism.

 

Through meaningful engagement and support, we can unlock every child’s potential. “Play is not a luxury. It is a right. And through play, we discover children’s strengths, dreams, and sometimes, their silent struggles.” Nana Adjoa Cromwell. Together, let’s create a future where every child can play, learn, and belong.

 

About GUBA Foundation

 

GUBA Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that was established in 2012 to support the African community in Ghana, the UK and the USA. Born from the inspiring legacy of the GUBA Awards, the Foundation channels that momentum into sustainable, life-changing projects focused on disability support, health, education, poverty alleviation and youth empowerment

 

About Henry House Community School

 

Henry House Community School was established in 2010. The school is a not-for-profit, registered as a NGO under the Department of Social Welfare.

 

The school delivers the Ghana National Curriculum to students in Kindergarten through to Basic 9. For more information regarding the school and this press release, please contact the Chief Executive Officer, Akofa Wallace on 0555529347.