Samsung Ghana is bringing back smiles to the faces of children across Ghana ahead of this year\u2019s Christmas festivities.<\/p>\n
The electronics giant has partnered with Operation Smile, an international medical charity organization, to fund the cleft surgeries of more than 150 Ghanaian children.<\/p>\n
\u201cSmile with Samsung\u201d is the second project through which the electronics provider will support cleft surgeries in Ghana. For every authorized Samsung smartphone bought and registered on e-warranty from now until the end of January 2018, Samsung will donate $1 towards the surgeries. Samsung\u2019s guaranteed contribution is $50,000.<\/p>\n
According to Tracy Kyei, Marketing Manager at Samsung, customers who purchase a Samsung device will need to register on e-warranty to ensure Samsung recognizes the sale. They will then receive a confirmation message, via SMS, that $1 has been donated to the \u201cSmile with Samsung\u201d project.<\/p>\n
Statistics show that every three minutes somewhere in the world a child is born with a cleft. \u00a0In Ghana this equates to one out of every 750 births.<\/p>\n
Despite the fact that a cleft can be fixed with a simple surgery lasting just 45 minutes, one out of every 10 children with a cleft dies before their first birthday.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Eugene Nahm, Managing Director of Samsung Electronics, said: \u201cOur aim is to support a worthy cause in which our customers can partake \u2013 we want them to be proud to own a Samsung. We firmly believe that no company can truly say it is successful if it doesn\u2019t give back to society.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first batch of surgeries is currently underway at the Koforidua Regional Hospital.<\/p>\n
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Source: Samsung Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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