Victor with the beneficiaries of his project
Vodafone Ghana Foundation has presented certificates of participation to forty-five volunteers who successfully completed their World of Difference (WoD) community projects at a ceremony held at the Vodafone headquarters in Accra.
The volunteers, with funding from Vodafone Ghana Foundation, undertook a two-month volunteer work they believed in with support from a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO).
The projects the volunteers undertook included training the youth in IT and financial management, creating awareness and raising funds for neglected children, community eye screening, borehole mechanization and rain water harvest projects.
The Director of External Affairs at Vodafone Ghana, Patrick Boateng, said the company was proud of the individual work the volunteers had done to better the lives of the communities they chose, with their projects.
He said the 2011 initiative, which started last November, was to reach out to Ghanaians to become ambassadors so they could also reach out to other communities.
“Since we launched the world of difference programme two years ago, we have positively impacted the lives of less privileged communities and individuals by leveraging on individual and corporate philanthropy,” he said.
He said as a social responsible brand, Vodafone was passionate about enriching lives and empowering people.
“We partnered and will continue to partner with like-minded individuals in reaching out to more communities and putting smiles on the faces of the hopeless through this initiative,” Mr. Boateng said.
One of the volunteers, Victor Atipaga, who raised funds for the New Horizon Special School as his project, was grateful to the Vodafone Ghana Foundation for making his dream of helping neglected children come true.
The money he raised enabled the school to hire a full time physiotherapist for the children with physical difficulties.
Another volunteer, Dr. Kofi Marfo Osei, a medical doctor, who through his project provided counselling support and education for people living with HIV/AIDS, said he was glad his project had made a significant difference in the lives of the people in the community.
“I want to thank Vodafone for giving me the resources to pursue this all important project.”
By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri
