By Patience Gbeze/Edward Dankwah
Accra, Nov. 5, GNA– The Simple Foundation has donated a range of relief items to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to support its ongoing efforts in disaster recovery and community empowerment across the country.
The donation, which included soccer balls, clothing, shoes, hospital supplies and menstrual pads, forms part of the Foundation’s broader mission to assist families and vulnerable groups affected by disasters.
The items are expected to provide both immediate and long-term relief to communities in need.
Mr. Osuman Issaka, Founder of the Simple Foundation, said the gesture was based on the organisation’s 15-year experience in humanitarian work and a recent assessment that highlighted NADMO’s critical role in supporting families during and after disasters.
He emphasised that the partnership with NADMO would not be a one-off initiative, but the beginning of a long-term collaboration aimed at providing sustained support for disaster management in Ghana.
Mr. Issaka said: “This is not only a one-time thing; we are building a long-term partnership so that whenever its supplies for immediate disaster response or post-recovery support are in demand, we are here to assist.
“This partnership has been established to ensure a sustained plan that supports Ghana at all times.”
The Founder said the inclusion of menstrual hygiene products was to ensure that young girls could continue their education without interruption during their menstrual cycles.
He commended NADMO for its dedication to disaster response and urged other organizations to complement its efforts to build stronger and more resilient communities across the country.
Major (Rtd) Dr Joseph Bikanyi Kuyon, the Director-General of NADMO, said the gesture was deeply emotional and inspiring, considering the donor’s background and the distance he had traveled, both literally and figuratively to give back to his roots.
“Here is someone who left this country as a young man, spent several years abroad, yet still feels a strong sense of duty toward the community that raised him,” Major Dr Kuyon said.
“No one is born into a community by mistake. If you are born into a community, live your life, and leave without making a meaningful impact, then you have not only disappointed yourself but also disappointed God, who placed you there for a purpose,” he added.
Major Dr Kuyon said the gesture also exemplified the true responsibility of every citizen, to make a difference in the communities they come from because that is the legacy for which everyone would be remembered.
He appealed to Ghanaians, both at home and abroad, to emulate such acts of generosity, stating that many had the means to support their communities but often lacked the will to do so.
The Director-General said the Foundation’s initiative should remind all that making an impact was not about abundance but compassion.
He stressed: “This donation to NADMO is a call to action, a demonstration that even small contributions can transform lives. We encourage everyone to extend a hand of support, not because they have too much, but because they have enough to make a difference”
“Let this act of generosity serve as a motivation for others to partner with NADMO in addressing the needs of vulnerable individuals and communities.
“Support, when given through the right channels, achieves the right results.”
GNA
Edited by Benjamin Mensah