Shoprite supports OrphanAid, Thursday, February 17, 2011 pg 10.
The Management of Shoprite, last Friday put smiles on the faces of children supported by OrphanAid Africa, a non- governmental organisation (NGO) that specialises in rescuing children from orphanages and settling them with their families, when it presented a cheque for GHC 10,000 to the organisaion.
The money was realized from donations made by customers of the company and is expected to compliment the effort of OrphanAid to finance its activities.
Presenting the cheque, the Marketing Manager of Shoprite, Mr Kwame Larbi-Siaw, , said the amount was raised through GH¢1.00 donations made by customers to support the project.
He said the donation was part of the company’s corporate social responsibility to support the needs of underprivileged children.
He pledged the company’s support for OrphanAid saying the donation would be made annual affair and hoped that it would a long way towards financing the activities of the organisation.
Blakk Rasta, a reggae musician and an Ambassador for OrphanAid who received the cheque on behalf of the OrphanAid, noted that some people established orphanages as a cover for child trafficking and abuse.
He said the extended family system was a wonderful safety net for Ghanaian children, which should replace orphanages.
Blakk Rasta commended Shoprite and its customers for showing love to the underprivileged in society.
Meanwhile a research carried out by OrphanAid Africa showed that out of the nearly 5,000 children living in orphanages in Ghana, 80 per cent had families willing to care for them.
The study further revealed that many of the children are detained by the orphanage operators against their will, while others have families who could not care for them due to poverty.
The money was realized from donations made by customers of the company and is expected to compliment the effort of OrphanAid to finance its activities.
Presenting the cheque, the Marketing Manager of Shoprite, Mr Kwame Larbi-Siaw, , said the amount was raised through GH¢1.00 donations made by customers to support the project.
He said the donation was part of the company’s corporate social responsibility to support the needs of underprivileged children.
He pledged the company’s support for OrphanAid saying the donation would be made annual affair and hoped that it would a long way towards financing the activities of the organisation.
Blakk Rasta, a reggae musician and an Ambassador for OrphanAid who received the cheque on behalf of the OrphanAid, noted that some people established orphanages as a cover for child trafficking and abuse.
He said the extended family system was a wonderful safety net for Ghanaian children, which should replace orphanages.
Blakk Rasta commended Shoprite and its customers for showing love to the underprivileged in society.
Meanwhile a research carried out by OrphanAid Africa showed that out of the nearly 5,000 children living in orphanages in Ghana, 80 per cent had families willing to care for them.
The study further revealed that many of the children are detained by the orphanage operators against their will, while others have families who could not care for them due to poverty.
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