Fund for children of August 6 helicopter crash victims reaches GH¢2.3m
The Children’s Support Fund set up for the welfare of the children of victims of the August 6 helicopter crash has so far received GH¢2.315 million, the Presidency has announced.
The fund was launched by President John Dramani Mahama on Friday, August 15, 2025, to provide long-term care and education for the children of those who died in the helicopter tragedy on August 6.
A public notice issued by the Presidency on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, said Stanbic Bank Ghana made an initial seed donation of GH¢500,000.
The statement, signed by Dr Valerie Sawyerr, Senior Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs and Coordinator of the Fund, also listed several companies that have contributed.
The donors include Procus GH Limited, GB Foods Ghana, Sunda FM Manufacturing Ltd, Sage Distribution Ltd, Quantum Oil Terminals, Quantum LPG Logistics Ltd, Newgas Cylinder Ltd, and Quantum Terminals PLC.
Dr Sawyerr said a full list of donors would be published weekly. She added that donations can be made through designated accounts at Stanbic Bank Ghana in both Ghana cedis and US dollars. Cheques and bank drafts are to be made payable to Children Support Fund 6825.
The Presidency noted that the fund, which currently stands at GH¢2,315,000, is expected to increase in the coming weeks to support the children who lost their parents in the tragedy.
