Management of Shoprite, on Saturday presented a cheque for GH\u00a210,000 to OrphanAid Africa, a non- governmental organisation (NGO) that specialises in rescuing children from orphanages and settling them with their families.
\nThe donation was aimed at strengthening the organisation to deepen its impact on more lives to facilitate national development.
\nMr Kwame Larbi-Siaw, Marketing Manager of Shoprite, who presented the cheque on behalf of Management in Accra, said the gesture formed part of the company\u2019s corporate social responsibility to support Ghanaian children.
\nMr Larbi-Siaw, said management was happy to associate itself with the worthy cause.
\nBlakk Rasta, a Reggae Musician and Radio Presenter at Hitz FM, who received the cheque on behalf of the NGO, noted that some people established orphanages as a cover for child trafficking and abuse.
\nHe said the extended family system was a wonderful safety net for Ghanaian children, which should replace orphanages.
\nHe thanked all customers and management of Shoprite for their contribution to OrphanAid.
\nMeanwhile a research conducted by OrphanAid Africa revealed that out of the nearly 5,000 children living in orphanages in Ghana, 80 per cent had families willing to care for them.
\n\u201cMany of the children are detained by the orphanage operators against their will, while others have families who can not care for them due to poverty,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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