The group, led by its President, Kwadwo Ofori Jnr, donated a cash amount of GHc 3,000 to the social initiative that seeks to provide full scholarships to brilliant but deprived students to further their education.

This 2001 year group began engaging in charity initiatives five years ago, and most recently offered some support to the Christian Faith Orphanage at Frafraha, as part of its ‘The Smile Project.’

Citi FM recently launched a fundraising drive for the COPE, seeking to raise GHc250,000 from listeners to support 50 beneficiaries.

The average amount spent on each beneficiary is roughly GH¢5,000, and this covers tuition, accommodation, stationery and a stipend.

How to contribute to COPE

Donations can be sent to the MTN mobile money number 0550 900 006. Cheques can also be written in the name: CITI FM FOUNDATION.

Alternatively, donations can be made at the front desk of Citi FM, located behind the Adabraka Police Station.

Between 2014 and 2016, the project expended an average of about GHc 5,000 per academic year on each beneficiary.

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Kekeli Eni, who heard about the initiative through his father, donated GH¢453.20; coins he had saved from pocket money received from his parents and other relatives.

COPE is an initiative that seeks to provide full scholarships to brilliant but deprived students to further their education at the tertiary level.

On August 29, Citi FM launched the 2017 edition of the project with the aim of raising GH¢250,000 to support the tertiary education of 50 brilliant and needy students from across the country.

Kekeli’s father, Mr. Eni, who also donated some amount of money to support the initiative brought along his son’s contribution; coins of 1 cedi, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 pesewa in a paper bag.

Following the call for donations made on air, many individuals and companies have contributed generously to support the cause.

Citi FM continues to encourage donations from individuals and corporate bodies to give to otherwise qualified but deprived Senior High School graduates the opportunity to further their education to the tertiary level.

How to contribute

Donations can be sent to the MTN mobile money number 0550 900 006. Cheques can also be written in the name: CITI FM FOUNDATION

Alternatively, donations can be made at the front desk of Citi FM, located behind the Adabraka Police Station.

COPE is a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative programme under the Citi Foundation.

Between 2014 and 2016, the project expended an average of about GHc 5,000 per academic year on each beneficiary.

Through donor support, COPE has managed to cater for 22 students since its inception.

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Citi FM is raising the amount for the foundation to support the tertiary education of 50 beneficiaries.

The average amount spent on each beneficiary is roughly GH¢5,000, and this is to cover tuition, accommodation, stationery and stipend.

Representing the Chevening scholars, Emmanuel Akaadom, underscored the importance of supporting persons “who are very brilliant but in need of financial support to continue their education.”

Chevening is the UK government’s global scholarship programme that provides beneficiaries with an all-expense paid scholarship to enable participants to achieve their professional goals, and Mr. Akaadom noted that his colleagues could also, in turn, help others in need to inch closer to their life goals.

“As Chevening scholars, we also feel privileged and favoured after being given a scholarship by the UK government to go study outside… we also saw the need to support out brethren here so they can also go high to achieve what they want to achieve in life,” he said after presenting the donation.

How to contribute to COPE

Donations can be sent to the MTN mobile money number 0550 900 006. Cheques can also be written in the name:

CITI FM FOUNDATION

Alternatively, Donations can be made at the front desk of Citi FM, located behind the Adabraka Police Station.

COPE is a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative programme under the Citi Foundation for Ghanaians in need of support for education purposes.

COPE is an initiative that seeks to provide full scholarships to brilliant but deprived students to further their education.

Between 2014 and 2016, the project expended an average of about GHc 5,000 per academic year on one beneficiary.

Through donor support, COPE has managed to cater for 22 students.

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COPE is a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative programme under the Citi Foundation in support of Ghanaians in need of support.

The focus is to help brilliant but deprived students to further their education to secondary or tertiary levels.

Between 2014 and 2016, the project expended an average of about Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 5,000.00) per academic year on one beneficiary.

Through donor support, COPE has managed to cater for twenty-two (22) students.

“This year, our intention is to increase the number by supporting fifty students at a cost of about Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis,” said Mrs. Jen Barkey Anane-Nsiah, Human Resources Manager of Citi FM.

She further requested that individuals and organisations come on board to support the project.

The Choral Night will be held at Swiss Spirits, Alisa Hotel at 6pm on Saturday 26th August, 2017, with performance from the Accra Symphony Orchestra.

The Citi FM Foundation

Citi 97.3 FM set up the Citi FM Foundation in May, 2011.  The foundation has since engaged in diverse projects and humanitarian activities spanning building a skills and training resource centre for orphans in Trotor in the Eastern region, to providing financial and material assistance to persons that have demonstrated dire need.

It leads the drive to improve the lives of many Ghanaians with initiatives such as the Easter Orphan Project and the Help a Christmas Child Project.

The Easter Orphan Project

The Easter Orphan Project is a social intervention initiative of CITI FM Foundation designed to enrich the Easter experience of less privileged members of our society in selected orphanages across the country through the provision of cash, food, drinks and refreshment for the festive season as well as clothing and other essential items.

In this regard, CITI FM on a yearly basis visits the Baptist School Complex Orphanage (Basco) in Trotor, near Suhum in the Eastern Region, Handivangelism Orphanage in the Greater Accra Region  and Mama Ladi in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region for its  Easter Orphan Project.

Help a Christmas Child Project

Citi FM’s Help a Christmas Child Project is an annual Corporate Social Responsibility Event that takes place every year, on 26th December (Boxing Day). For the past two years, the project’s focus has been on Children in deprived communities, with an aim to celebrate the Christmas with them.

This year, Residents and children of Manchie and Korlman in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region were beneficiaries of the 2016 edition.

Citi FM is also in the process of a sinking a bore-hole for the Korleman community which will mainly cut down absenteeism and lateness of the school children, as well as help alleviate certain diseases in the community.

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The company donated 120 boxes of its products including Cowbell and Onga food seasoning.

Citi FM has adopted about three orphanages in the country who are supported consistently.

They include the Baptist School Complex (BASCO), an orphanage at Trotor, near Suhum in the Eastern Region, the Handivangelism Orphanage at Haatso in Accra, and Mama Laadi Orphanage at Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.

The Easter Orphan Project, which is in its 12th year, has over the years ensured that these orphanages receive enough supplies to last them a whole year.

Citi FM, with the help of its listeners and staff provided the BASCO orphanage with 110 desks and 30 bunk beds in October last year.

More donations welcomed

Persons seeking to donate towards the project, can come to the office of Citi FM at Adabraka, behind the Adabraka Police Station, or send cash donations via mobile money via 024 337 4093.

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The Serb, 27, came through 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-4 to win his second Wimbledon and seventh Grand Slam title.

After letting a championship point slip in the fourth set, he won Wimbledon’s first five-set final since 2009.

Djokovic had lost his previous three major finals, and will now reclaim the number one ranking from Rafael Nadal.

“After losing the fourth set it wasn’t easy to go on and win the fifth set, I don’t know how I did it,” Djokovic told BBC Sport.

“This is the best tournament in the world and the one I always wanted to win so to be able to compete at such a high level I am so grateful.”

Federer, 32, had hoped to surpass Pete Sampras with an eighth title and become the oldest winner in modern times.

The Swiss was willed on by much of the 15,000-strong crowd throughout the final, with chants of “Roger! Roger!” ringing around Centre Court when he reeled off five successive games from 5-2 down in the fourth set.

But Djokovic recovered his nerve to fend off break points in the decider and clinch a dramatic win after three hours and 56 minutes, before kneeling on the turf and eating some grass – just as he had done after winning in 2011.

He then headed into the stands to celebrate with his team, including three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, brought in by Djokovic at the start of the year to help end his run of 18 months without a major win

With seven Grand Slam titles to his name now, Djokovic moves alongside the likes of John McEnroe and Mats Wilander – 10 behind Federer at the top of the all-time list.

Federer, with Becker’s old foe Stefan Edberg in his corner, had served superbly throughout the tournament and it almost brought him an eighth title.

The Swiss took a desperately tight first set on the tie-break after saving two set points but, after a heavy tumble early in the second, Djokovic finally broke the fourth seed with a backhand pass to lead 2-1 – only the second time in the tournament the Swiss had dropped serve.

A huge fist pump in the direction of his player box followed when he saw out the set, and despite Federer landing 83% of first serves and hitting 13 aces in the third set, the Serb took the tie-break when Federer’s forehand let him down.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer

Djokovic was playing in his third Wimbledon final in four years, having lost to Andy Murray last year

Victory was within sight when Djokovic twice moved ahead in the fourth, but Federer recovered the first break with a magnificent forehand winner, and then launched an astonishing comeback from 5-2 down.

A nervous Djokovic slipped to 0-30 when serving for the title and could only watch while sprawled on the turf as Federer guided a forehand into the open court on break point.

Djokovic’s return game remained potent enough to earn a championship point at 5-4, only for Hawk-Eye to confirm that Federer’s serve had kept the contest alive.

In under 10 minutes, the Serb would go from the brink of victory to an unwelcome fifth set as another edgy, error-strewn service game allowed Federer to go on and close out the fourth.

Riding a wave of adrenalin and overwhelming support in the decider, the Swiss had his chance at 3-3 but failed to convert a break point.

Federer brilliantly played his way out of three break points in the following game but Djokovic was in the ascendancy again.

With the advantage of serving first in the decider, Djokovic made it to 5-4 and was able to hit freely, earning another two championship points and raising his arms in triumph when Federer netted a backhand on the second.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer

Djokovic and Federer were meeting for the 35th time, but only the second in a Grand Slam final
Novak Djokovic

Djokovic needed attention in the second set after a fall but came storming back
Novak Djokovic and Boris Becker

Djokovic headed into the stands to celebrate with coach and former champion Boris Becker
Novak Djokovic

A second Wimbledon title and seventh Grand Slam ends an 18-month drought without a major win
Roger Federer

Federer could have surpassed Arthur Ashe in 1975 as the oldest male winner in modern times

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