Management and staff of URA Radio embark on activities to commemorate 79 years of GBC

Management and staff of URA Radio, a satellite station of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has embarked on a clean- up exercise to highlight the importance of environmental cleanliness. The exercise which took place at the premises of God’s Love Orphanage in Bolgatanga forms part of activities marking the 79^th anniversary of GBC. The event was characterized by a donation assorted drinks and other food items was in line with the station’s commitment to reaching out to the poor and marginalized in society. Receiving the items on behalf of the orphanage, the caretaker of the Orphanage, Francis Akampoi, thanked the management and staff of GBC URA Radio for demonstrating true commitment to bringing smiles on the faces of the vulnerable. The items, he said, would go a long way to sustain the livelihood of the inmates whose current population stands at 30 including children born by women with mental illness. He said the orphanage through the support of individuals and institutions has over the years grown to become one of the recognized public institutions in the region.  He told Radio Ghana that children brought to the home are identified, monitored and adopted to orphanage with the support of the Department of Social Welfare. Most of the children, he noted have been integrated to their various families and homes. He said as a registered public institution established in 2008, God’s Love Orphanage, a subsidiary of God’s Love Ministry has over the  period taken care of poor and malnourished children and will continue to cater for them when identified. The lauded the idea of embarking on a clean- up exercise and described GBC as a true pace setter. The Regional Director of GBC, Mrs Asibi Bangu Ekella, said the clean up and presentation of the food items is in fulfillment of the station’s resolve to give back to the community. It was also intended to bring relief to the children who through no fault of theirs are neglected. The choice of the orphanage, she explained, was to drum home the urgent need for people to reach out to the needy.. She appealed to individuals and corporate bodies to promote inclusion by attending to the plight of children at the orphanage. Meanwhile, URA Radio as part of activities to commemorate GBC’s 79^th anniversary has organized a health talk on blood donation for some selected second cycle schools in the region. They are Zamse Senior High and Royal Secretarial School both in Bolgatanga. They were educated on the positive and negative impacts of blood donation.  A medical staff at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, Dr Razak Lawal, said the hospital is putting in place measures to form an association of blood donors involving health staff. This, he explained, was to inculcate in people the habit of donating blood to save lives. He urged all well meaning Ghanaians to voluntarily donate blood since it comes with health benefits.

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