The Kessben Outreach Foundation, a subsidiary of the Kessben Group of Companies has donated an amount of GHc50,000 to the Appiatse Support Fund.
According to the Outreach Foundation, the donation forms part of its contribution towards the rebuilding of the Appiatse community.
Speaking during the presentation, the General Manager of Kessben Media, Andrew Danso Aninkorah said "Media is not all about critising but rather development. Te company finds it compelling to donate to the fund as a means of assisting government to cater for the peculiar needs of the community"
Mr. Aninkorah also mentioned that his outfit is in talks with some institutions to raise about 10,000 bags of cement which he believes will help in the rebuilding.
"We believe it’s an opportunity for us to show that media is not just criticizing but also leading the way and bringing people together. It’s our way of showing how media can be used for development. Nobody wished Appiatse happened but we also want to use the opportunity to learn so that we prevent it from happening,” he said.
Receiving the donation, Chairperson of the Appiatse Support Fund, Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, the chairperson of the Appiatse Support Fund thanked the Kessben Outreach Foundation for its kind gesture.
She told Journalists that she will ensure there is transparency and accountability.
Re. Dr. Aryee stressed that the monies received will be used for its intended purpose.
She tasked members of his committee to work in ways that will inspire confidence in them and not create perceptions of diversion of donations.
“The reconstruction committee through the support fund will ensure that be it bags of cement or iron rods, they will be sent through the Support Fund for onward disbursement to the Reconstruction Committee. We don’t want to disperse what we are doing. We don’t want to disturb people and make people accuse them. We will receive the donations and direct where it should be sent. There is so much mistrust, cynicism and misrepresentation but if we can use what happened in Appiatse to redirect the hearts and support of Ghanaians to support one another, it will bring a lot of satisfaction”, she said.
In other developments, the Appiatse Reconstruction Committee briefed the media on some plans put together in the rebuilding of the community.
The team told Journalists that no one will be asked to relocate from the country.
They also assured that Appiatse will have a new face lift after the whole project is completed.
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Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith
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