Melcom Care Foundation, the charity arm of the Melcom Group of Companies has embarked on another benevolent exercise by presenting an electronic items and unspecified amount of money to Ghana Journalist Association to help climax the? 19th award? ceremony.
?Presenting the items, the Communications Director of?Melcom Group of Companies?Mr. Godwin Avenorgbo, noted that journalism has played a significant role in terms of sharing information and also bridging the development gap in the country. The items presented include: HITACHI 42′ LED Digital Tv and AKAl? 42 LED Digital Tv. “We also want to associate with the award on Maternal Nutrition because we believe that the first tutorials in the journey of life begin with the mother and for that matter? a healthy mother whose knowledge in nutrition is tremendous benefit to the child’ he said. He indicated that, HITACHI 42 LED Digital Tv,? will go into Development Journalism as part of sponsorship benefit.
?He added that, Melcom Care has supported numerous needy and under privileged children through an Educational sponsorship project that supports children from basic to tertiary level of education; and building schools blocks for communities. “Melcom Group
of Companies celebrate Twenty Five years of business success this year. Under the Umbrella of its Melcom Care Foundation , The Group of Companies declared a one year outreach programme of giving back to the society from 2013 culminating into climax in October 2012 for the Silver Jubilee Year” he said. According to him, the Company will continue to assist needy and institutions both public and private who support humanitarian activities in the country.?
The President of Ghana Journalist Association[GJA] Mr. Affail? Monney, who received the items on behalf of the association commended Melcom Care Foundation for their kind gesture, adding that the donation has come at the right time and it will go a long way to help make the coming event a successful one .
?He noted, that there is a lot of ethical misconducts in the system by some journalists whiles he said some are also working diligently to help advance development in the country. This he said, those who have worked tirelessly? would be awarded.?
He therefore called on all media practitioners to be part of the programme in order to mark this year’s as colorful one. ln a related development, Melcom Care Foundation in collaboration with?Unilever Ghana,?presented hospital equipment and water Pureit? to five hospitals in Greater Accra region. The beneficiaries are: Ridge Hospital, and the items received are 3 Wheel Chairs, 4 Crutches and 1 Purifier; Achimota Hospital also had 3 Wheel Chairs and 3 Crutches and Purifier;? La – General Hospital, 3 Wheel Chairs, 3 Crutches and Purifier ; Police Hospital, 3 Wheel? Chairs, 4Crutches and a Purifier and finally Lekman? Hospital with 3 Wheel Chairs, 4Crutches and a Purifier.
?The five Medical entities who received the items commended Melcom Care Foundation and Unilever Ghana for their benevolent action and promised to use the materials judiciously in order to advance the health sector in the country. They also entreated other corporate bodies to emulate the kind gesture taken by he two companies.
STORY: Isaac Kofi Dzokpo
