Vodafone Ghana Foundation has donated an amount of GHC 100,000 to the Ark Foundation, a Non-Profit Organization (NGO), for the construction of the ‘Vodafone Ark Transit Shelter’ for victims of the domestic violence.
The donation is part of Vodafone’s efforts to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and its numerous challenges. These include domestic abuse, which has significantly increased globally, as victims are compelled to stay at home with their abusers due to measures in place to contain the spread.
Speaking at the donation ceremony via a video call, Board Chair of Vodafone Ghana Foundation, Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, said:
“One of the core mandates of the Vodafone Ghana Foundation is to meet the needs of vulnerable women in society and COVID-19 around making our support for Ark foundation even more relevant. During the lockdown period, it was realized that women were a group of people that proved very vulnerable in the cases of domestic violence. In view of this, we decided to support the Ark Foundation to take care of vulnerable women and children by means of this gesture. The donation is a true reflection of Vodafone’s continuous support for Ghanaians in spite of the pandemic.”
Human Resource Director at Vodafone Ghana, Ashiokai Akrong during her remarks, said
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“The donation is one of the many initiatives from Vodafone as part of our commitment to helping the country to deal with some of the negative impact of the pandemic on Ghanaians. We take pride in undertaking activities that solve societal problems and change the lives of many individuals for the better. Vodafone employees generously raised 50% of the amount and the other 50% came from Vodafone Group Foundation’s COVID-19 Hardship Fund that was launched to support a local charity to provide relief for Ghanaians. This clearly goes to reiterate Vodafone’s position as a humane and people-centred one”
Receiving the cheque on behalf of the Ark Foundation, Executive Director, Dr. Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, commended Vodafone for supporting the Foundation. She said:
“The facility when completed will enhance our humanitarian work of providing counselling and shelter for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence. We had come under financial stress in recent times because of the dwindling donor support. We are extremely delighted that Vodafone Ghana Foundation has come to our aid”
Vodafone Ghana has provided massive support for Ghanaians since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic with many interventions. Notable among them is the Vodafone Healthline Call Centre, which seeks to provide guidance to Ghanaians on COVID-19 in a wide range of local and international languages.
