In celebration of GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity, the Anomabo chapter of the Boys and Girls Club of Ghana (BGCG), Adwowa Gyaaba Foundation (AGF), and Kobbah Acquah Foundation (KoAF) joined forces to bring smiles to the faces of the Akraman community in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.
The event, which took place on Tuesday, featured the renewal of hundreds of community members’ expired national health insurance. The organizations also donated stationery, books, used clothing, sanitary pads, and soft drinks to students and adults in the community.
In addition to the donations, the event included sensitization on the importance of maintaining peace during and after the election and voter education, facilitated by the National Commission for Civic Education.
Furthermore, a mental health nurse with the Kormantse clinic, Madam Mabel Dontwi, was also present to educate the community on mental health, emphasizing its significance and encouraging community members to prioritize their mental well-being.
Speaking to the media, Mr Isaac Kweku Quainoo, the Executive Director of BGCG and Director of Operations for the event, called on well-to-do individuals and other organizations to extend hands to the vulnerable and the needy.
He noted that the trio organizations have been observing GivingTuesday with different communities for the past four years and plan to continue in the years to come.
GivingTuesday celebrated on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States, was created in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y in New York City and the United Nations Foundation as a response to the commercialization of holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
The movement aims to encourage people to do good and give back to their communities.
Community members, including pupils, expressed gratitude for the intervention, describing it as timely.
A Junior High School pupil, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “I’m so happy to receive four packs of sanitary pads”, adding, that she had no hope of getting sanitary pads for her next menstrual period.
She explained that she usually uses cloth during her menstruation period because her parents cannot afford to give her GHC50.00 every month to purchase sanitary pads.
She therefore called on other organizations to emulate the example set by BGCG, AGF, and KOAF.
By: Kojo Ata Kakrah Abrowah (KAKA)/newsalertgh.com
