{"id":240028,"date":"2016-08-17T10:04:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T10:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=240028"},"modified":"2016-08-17T10:04:03","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T10:04:03","slug":"citi-fm-appeals-for-support-for-orphanages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=240028","title":{"rendered":"Citi FM appeals for support for orphanages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Accra based radio station; Citi FM<\/strong> is appealing to its cherished listeners to help provide bed bunks and desks to one of its adopted deprived orphanages in the country.<\/p>\n

Citi FM has over the last decade extended support to the Baptist School Complex and Orphanage (BASCO) at Trotor in the Eastern Region, Handivangelism at Haatso in Accra and Mama Laadi at Bolgatanga in Upper East region.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”gS4ftRYt1T6NZEMXoZdwJZT1w0YGfdN3″]The station currently needs support to provide BASCO with 105 desks and 30 bed banks before the school section of the orphanage to resume in September 2016.<\/p>\n

Citi FM\u2019s Chief Executive Officer and Human Resource Manager, Samuel Atta Mensah and Jennifer Anane-Nsiah respectively who made the appeal on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> said the gesture would go a long way in changing the lives of students at the orphanage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went there a couple of days ago and four kids were sleeping on one bank bed. Also I went to the classrooms and it was bare; basically, there were no chairs and desks there at all,\u201d Jennifer Anane-Nsiah added.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now they need about 30 bunk beds and 105 desks. A bunk bed is GHc240 and desk goes for GHc95,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

For his part, Atta-Mensah noted that \u201cthey [BASCO] don\u2019t enough beds and chairs and the ones they already have are in very bad shape.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are appealing to our listeners, the fund that we are have used in supporting those in the tertiary institutions and also supporting orphanages have always come from our listeners. And so we are just falling on our listeners to meet us on this particular project if they can donate\u2026.you don\u2019t have to underwrite the cost of everything but we are saying that if you can take the cost of one desk because that will make a difference in the life of somebody,\u201d Mr. Atta Mensah added.<\/p>\n

Donors can send their donation to Citi FM\u2019s Mobile Money number: 0243374093<\/strong> or write a cheque in the name of the Citi FM Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

COPE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Citi under COPE [Citi Opportunity Project on Education]\u00a0 has supported a number of students to further their education in the country.<\/p>\n

COPE is an educational initiative that seeks to provide scholarships to brilliant but deprived students to further their education within various secondary schools and universities in Ghana.<\/p>\n

The idea is to be a part of the success stories of these students. We have all gotten here by the help of others. It\u2019s our turn to give back.<\/p>\n

In view of this COPE has sought to assist students challenged with educational resources and the needed support to enable them successfully complete or achieve primary education.<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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