Decades of water problems at Ayalolo schools solved by McDan’s intervention

The students, teachers and other workers at the Ayalolo Cluster of Schools in Accra can now strike the continuous challenge of water they have encountered off their list of To-Dos because a permanent solution has been brought to them.

This is after the Chief Executive Officer of the  McDan  Group,

, brought a permanent solution to their water plight by installing a water tank on the school premises for them.

Gathering with some authorities from the schools, plus others from the Ghana Water Company Limited in the area, the students were allowed access to the new source of water, while some authorities heaped praise on the McDan  boss for the kind gesture.

Nii Atsire Agbo, who spoke on behalf of the McDan  boss, told the children that education is as important as having good, reliable drinking water.

“Education is the redemption you need to move from what you didn’t know to the point where you can say that you now know. Education is your life, so guide it well. And to get educated without water, and since you know water is life.

“It is for this reason that we reached out to  McDan  about the challenges we were facing with water here, and so we spoke with McDan , and he came to our aid,” he said in Ga.

Making the presentation, he also told the gathering that Dr. Daniel McKorley, being aware that the school would also need to pay some water bills going forward, had sent them an amount of GH¢3000 to help.

The teachers and the students expressed their thanks to the businessman.

 

Source: GhanaWeb

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Immense ecstasy as McDan breaks bread with over 5,000 widows, PWDs to mark festive season

One hundred and twenty-six-year-old Salomay Boye was among thousands of widows who thronged the McDan La Town Park at La in Accra Thursday to participate in a health screening exercise organised by the McDan Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the McDan Group.

In the company of one of her granddaughters, Ms Boye, a mother of 16 with only four surviving arrived at the venue as early as 7 a.m. to have her eyes and other essential organs screened.

The centenarian, who was full of energy and could walk alone with little support from her walking stick, revealed that her health had always been her priority, hence her decision to participate in the exercise.

After successfully undergoing a full-scale screening, Ms Boye defied the hindrances associated with her age to challenge her daughters with energetic dance moves, a drive that threw the gathering into a state of shock.

The enthusiasm with which she performed and the euphoria that characterised the atmosphere summarised the extent to which the beneficiaries, including persons living with disabilities valued the gesture.

More than 5,000 widows drawn from La, Teshie, Nungua, Osu, Tema and surrounding communities benefitted from the exercise which has been running for the past six years.

The beneficiaries, some of whom had been widows for more than four decades, were screened for dental and eye diseases, diabetes, hypertension, malaria, typhoid fever, and other ailments.

Additionally, the beneficiaries were given free medication, where necessary, and counselled by a team of medical officers from the 37 Military Hospital, led by a Physician Specialist at the Hospital, Col. Dr Clement Nii Mensah Laryea.

It was a moment of celebration and merrymaking for the beneficiaries as they were also treated to good food, music, and thrilling cultural performances.

They also received food items, including assorted drinks, rice, biscuit, and cooking oil.

Rationale

The Chairman of the McDan Group, Dr Daniel McKorley, who led the presentation, said the annual exercise formed part of efforts by the Foundation to give back to society and assist the widows to experience the joy of the season.

“McDan has been very consistent. We believe in giving back to society especially in this season of love and giving. This is my own community and constituency and I believe it is about time we share. All the people here are my mothers and grandmothers and I feel it is about time I come here, break bread with them, and have the medical team check them up. This is what McDan Foundation can do to support society,” he said.

Dr McKorley, while interacting with the women, expressed profound gratitude to them for honouring his invitation and pledged his readiness to continue to support them.

He appealed to corporate organisations and persons in the position of extending help to the needy to support the less privileged and contribute to poverty reduction because “government cannot do it all.”

Appreciation

For his part, a Deputy Minister for Communications and Member of Parliament for La Dadekotopon, Mr Vincent Sowah Odotei thanked Dr McKorley for the gesture done his constituents.

He also appealed to all wealthy natives of La to “come back home” and support the development of the area.

Some of the beneficiaries of the exercise were full of praise for Dr McKorley for sustaining the programme, which they said, had become an important occasion on their calendar.

They also expressed appreciation to the medical team for the counselling offered them and resolved to adopt positive health practices to improve on their health conditions.

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McDan Foundation makes Christmas merry for street children, hawkers; feeds multitudes

Multitudes of street children and hawkers within parts of the capital had a refreshing taste of Christmas when McDan Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the McDan Group embarked on an exercise to feed the destitute on the street.

With the aim of  ensuring that street children shared in the festive season, the Foundation treated the children and hawkers to good food and drinks on Christmas Eve as part of its objectives to support the less privileged.

The team, led by the Chairman of the McDan Group, Dr Daniel McKorley visited bus stops at the Okponglo Traffic Light, Dzorwulu Junction, East Legon tunnel, and Shiashie and shared assorted drinks, biscuits, packaged foods, and other items for the homeless.

Inmates at the East Legon Police Station were not left out as they were also fed on the day.

It was a moment of joy and merrymaking for the beneficiaries, many of whom had spent their entire lives grappling on the streets.

At each bus stop, Dr McKorley interacted with the hawkers and shared messages of inspiration, encouraging them to work harder and be confident that their conditions would change.

“I know it is not your wish to be on the streets, but for the sake of survival. It touches my heart anytime I see you on the streets. As my family and I celebrate this Christmas with you, I have special plans for you as well because I know your needs go beyond food,” he told the gathering.

Timely intervention

Fifty-five-year-old Esther Koomson, a mother of four was among hundreds of street hawkers who thronged the Okponglo Traffic Light to meet the team.

Esther, who has been selling plantain chips on the streets for the past 25 years to raise her children, said she could not miss the opportunity, describing the exercise as a timely intervention.

“Sales have been bad for some time now to the extent that buying some drinks for my children this Christmas has been difficult because I have loads of needs to provide. This gesture is not just a gift, it is a big celebration for me and my children,” she remarked.

“The street is hard. We are exposed to so many inhuman conditions. Sometimes we feel nobody cares about us. The gesture done us by Chairman gives us hope that somebody somewhere cares about us,” fifteen-year old Alfred Logo, a windshield wiper, said.

Sustainable livelihoods

In an interview, Dr McKorley described the buzz and euphoria that characterised every stop as overwhelming.

He said the move was not only to celebrate the season with the homeless but to ascertain their needs and device interventions that would offer them sustainable jobs and income.

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Interplast Partners McDan’s ITF World Tour

This month’s McDan ITF World Tour has received a major boost with Interplast announcing their partnering sponsorship for the tournament. At a brief announcement Mr Hayssam Fakhry, CEO of Interplast said he identifies with the McDan Foundations vision of developing the game and giving opportunities to young talented Tennis players.


McDan Group CEO, Dr Daniel Mckorley, Tournament Organizer Nathaniel Attoh, Mr Chris Ankrah, a Director of the McDan Group and Mr Kelvin Atuguba of the McDan Foundation were present. The tournament which will attract participation from around the world comes off at Accra Stadium from April 29 to May 5.

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