HELEH Africa Foundation donates to Covid 19 National Trust Fund

HELEH  (Health Evolution and Lifestyle Empowerment Hub) Africa Foundation, the health arm of B-HeCK Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) alliance has donated 10,000 to the Covid 19 National Trust Fund.

The gesture according to the Global President of HELEH Africa Foundation,  Dr Benedicta Ohene-Manu is in line with the objectives of the organisation to undertake social interventions and humanitarian projects to improve the health and living standards of Africans.

Presenting the cheque to the fund on Thursday (June 11, 2020), Dr Ohene-Manu said the organisation is set to commit  three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) towards the fight against the COVID 19 via public and private sector partnerships amidst its outlined dynamic and aggressive corporate-social-media campaigns and projects.

She further explained that, "With the number of cases crossing the 10,000 mark in Ghana and with very close affiliates like Prof Jacob Plange-Rhule who was an awardee during the prestigious HELEH Africa 2018 award falling to the disease and also the increasing number of recoveries, the issue of social stigmatization, all inclusion and communal empowerment has become a key factor".

A call to duty

Dr Ohene- Manu said the organisation therefore deem it fit to contribute it's quota to help the nation's effort to fight the outbreak of the disease.

"With the situation pricking our core objective; we at HELEH Africa Foundation can't but duly respond to the duty call to support the government and all relevant stakeholders to ensure that measures outlined to subdue the pandemic becomes successful".

She further stated that HELEN Africa Foundation has outlined dynamic and strategic events to that effect. "These activities include this cash donation - our widows might support the fund...but because we are well aware of the capital intensive nature of fighting such an outbreak we are also set to introduce a special corporate social media initiative dubbed the SCED challenge".

The SCED challenge, according to Dr Ohene-Manu, seeks to enable HELEN Africa Foundation to interlink the corporate and social sectors to eradicate stigmatisation, enhance public sensitisation, appreciate the country's brave and selfless frontline workers while drawing from the benevolence of the general public to support the vulnerable, women and children during the Covid 19 period.

"We shall also as part of our prime activities organise a special edition of our renowned prestigious HELEH Africa awards event to honor all recognised frontliners and stakeholders who played distinct roles in the fight against the pandemic", she said.

Receiving the cheque, a member of the board of trustees for the Fund,  Archbishop Justice Ofei Akrofi thanked the organisation for the gesture and also lauded HELEN Africa Foundation for focusing on advocacy against stigmatisation of Covid 19 victims.