Mr Frank Ebo Brown (2nd left) presenting a cheque to Dr. Affail Monney (3rd right)
Plan International Ghana and
Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS) have made donations worth GH¢43,000 to the
Ghana Journalists Association (GJA).
The donation, which took part at
the International Press Center, on Thursday, October 24, forms part of
activities to support this year’s GJA Awards ceremony slated for November 23.
Plan International Ghana and
Meridian Port Services Limited both presented cheques of GH¢18,000 and GH¢25,000
respectively.
In his remarks, Child Protection
and Advocacy Specialist at Plan International Ghana, Abubakari Adamu noted that
the organization was aware of the media’s role in making the voice of the
vulnerable in the society to be heard and that, the donation was their own way
of honouring the best child rights reporter.
This, he said, would motivate
media practitioners in the country to focus on child rights and also help protect
the lives of the vulnerable in our societies.
Mr. Adamu also assured that his
outfit was committed to supporting media houses and journalists to tackle the unique
challenges that confront children, particularly girls in communities.
On his part, the Legal License
and Permits Manager for MPS, Frank Ebo Brown commended journalists in the
country for their immense contributions towards educating the public and
providing information from across the world.
He emphasized that, being an
organization that shares same vision with the GJA, the donation is a way of supporting
the awards scheme and also to cement the relationship between both organizations.
Receiving the donation, President
of the GJA, Dr. Affail Monney, expressed the association’s appreciation to both
institutions for the kind gesture; assuring that it would go a long way to
ensure the success of the awards ceremony.
He stressed that the awards was
the pinnacle of achievements any journalist in the country could acquire.
“Once you win, you are at the
centre of national and international focus. The quantum of cash which goes with
it might be small but the exposure is big and the honor is immeasurable,” he
averred.
He therefore encouraged journalists to give more prominence to the awards and urged other corporate bodies to support the occasion to make it successful.
By Nii Adjei Mensahfio
