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Kantanku Global Foundation supports Akropong School for the Blind and the Atoklokpota community
The Kantanku Global Foundation has donated assorted clothing and footwear to students of the Akropong School for the Blind at Akropong in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The NGO also made the same donation to a marginalized community at Atoklokpota in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region region.
The donations were made on August 4 2023 and September 5, 2023 respectively.
The donations form part of the Foundation’s quest to help society address the pressing challenges facing the less privileged and to promote a more compassionate and community-focused world to model the value of generosity and selflessness in an enabling environment.
To create lasting change and a legacy of kindness for a better society, the Global Executive Director of the Foundation, Mr. Emmauel Nana Marfo, said there are still many marginalized people around the globe who are in dire need of alms, which calls for urgent attention.
He stressed on Kantanku Global Foundation’s commitment to identifying and touching some one million lives within a period of two years and is expecting to extend its charity work to other parts of the world.
Mr. Marfo said the blind are the most vulnerable persons in the world, with numerous challenges that call for urgent attention, and called on donors to assist the Foundation in addressing their needs, especially those of the students of Akropong School for the Blind in Ghana.
Mr. Joseph Sowu, a teacher and chairperson of the school’s donation committee, receiving the items on behalf of the Akropong School for the Blind expressed gratitude to the Foundation for its donation, adding that the philanthropic act came at the right time.
He appealed to the foundation to assist in addressing other pressing issues of the school including the lack of teaching and learning aids such as the projector, braille sheet, handframe, stylos, and curtains to secure the dormitories from the sun and to secure the students privacy when changing and dressing up.
Meanwhile, in the Volta Region, the Assemblymember for the Atoklokpota community thanked the foundation for the gesture, it was the first of its kind. According to him, the community has no productive economic venture to boost their socio-economic living condition, which has caused the residents to become impoverished.
He appealed for more support to help lift the indigenes out of poverty while safeguarding their health and promoting the education of children in the area.
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
