Sahara Group extends support to disaster victims
Sahara Group has extended a hand of support to victims of fire disasters across the country as part of its corporate social responsibility.
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In its first donation in Accra, Sahara donated an undisclosed amount of money to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the body mandated to mobilise resources and coordinate all rescue efforts during disasters in Ghana.
Receiving the donation, the acting Head of NADMO, Mr Eric Nana Agyeman Prempeh, thanked Sahara and urged other corporate institutions to emulate the company’s example.
He recounted how Sahara supported the organisation in past years and implored the Group to continue to remain a partner with NADMO in its quest to cushion the effects of disasters in Ghana.
Expressing his gratitude, Nana Agyeman Prempeh said, “we are very grateful to Sahara for this kind gesture, indeed, this looks unprecedented to us, as all donations we receive from organisations are in response to disasters.” “But you have decided to even support us at a time when we have no real disaster at hand and that goes to show your commitment to a preventive approach to fighting disasters,” he added.
The Country Manager of Sahara Group, Mr Tosin Etomi, who donated the cheque on behalf of Sahara said the Group remained unwavering in its commitment to providing support for disaster victims in Ghana.
He said it plans to empower several stakeholders with sundry disaster prevention strategies through collaboration with NADMO to ensure a sustainable approach to reducing disasters.
The Group also made a presentation to market women whose wares and stores got burnt during the recent Kumasi Central Market fire disaster.
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It donated an undisclosed amount of money and a hundred bags of cement to help them rebuild their stores.
The third donation which comprised food items, clothing and toiletries, was also made to the St Charles Secondary School in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana.
The school recently had its boys’ dormitory razed to the ground by fire, burning all the personal effects of the students and causing most of the students to sleep in classrooms.