Over the weekend, Ada Gems Network (AGN) made a trip to the Ada West district, in the communities of Anyamam and Akplabanya respectively, to create awareness on breast cancer and empower young girls to take charge of their lives. These were done via house-to-house visits and community group discussions. All across the world, women in leadership positions are hampered by numerous obstacles, including pervasive and subtle or blatant attitudes and beliefs that women are unequal to men at home, work and in government. This event was held as part of activities toward the launch of Ada Development Network on 7th November 2020. The awareness creation campaign was marked with education on the need to accept persons with disorders, especially children, as part of the community, and self-check practices in order to detect early symptoms of breast cancer. Speaking to B&FT at the event, Executive President of the Ada Gems Network, Irene Amakie Sebbie said: “Many women with disorders...
ASA Savings and Loans Limited, has organised free medical screening for its clients in the Lebanon Business Centre. The Area manager for the area, Mr. Eugene Owusu Biney said the company is serving women in many communities to alleviate poverty by providing them with good health status and also soft loans to equip them. The exercise, according to Mr Biney explains that: “this forms part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the community and to ensure good health care delivery – this is not the first time this is happening in this community thus, owe them an opportunity to extend alms to the less privileged. He also mentioned that the company has been organising similar events in many parts of the country to ensure that the social and medical life of its clients, which impacts directly on their operations, is improved. The Branch manager for Lebanon Business Centre, Mr. Martin Yenuman Weingam entreated other financial companies to offer similar assis...
The Foundation set up by MUSIGA President, Bice Osei Kuffour aka Obour in honour of his late mother, the Christiana Addo Memorial Foundation has granted scholarships to three SHS graduates to enable them pursue courses at tertiary institutions. The students are Barbara Aggrey of the College of Health and Wellbeing, Kintampo; Daniela Adjeiwaa of St. Monica’s Training College, Mampong Ashanti and Humeni Gideon of the University of Education, Winneba. An elated Frank Essuman, Coordinator of the Foundation said, “Granting these scholarships is in line with the vision of the Foundation which is to support young students to acquire meaningful education while being conscious of their hygiene.” He added that the Foundation has several plans in stock for the youth of the Juaso community and its environs. The MUSIGA President added that, “Granting the scholarship is in line with my mother’s dream of supporting the underprivileged in our community. Apart from the scholarships, we h...
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