ECOWAS releases $250,000 relief for June flood victims
The $250,000 donation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for victims of Ghana’s June floods has arrived, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced. Mr Ablakwa made the announcement at the inauguration of Ghana’s National Consultative Committee on Regional Integration (NCCRI) on Friday, October 16. The committee is mandated to oversee […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has contributed $250,000 to aid flood victims in Ghana, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa confirmed on Friday, October 16 during the National Consultative Committee on Regional Integration's inauguration. Ablakwa unveiled this information at the event. The committee's role is to oversee ECOWAS's regional integration and social projects in Ghana.
The donated money, equivalent to GH¢3 million, was transferred directly to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), who will subsequently distribute the funds to the flood sufferers. According to Ablakwa on his Facebook page, the government decided not to intervene in determining who would receive the aid. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NADMO chose ADRA as the independent implementing partner," he posted.
The minister further stated, "We shall continue to serve the good people of Ghana with integrity and transparency." The devastating June 29 floods impacted over 38,000 individuals in the Greater Accra Region, displacing more than 7,700 households and resulting in at least 15 deaths.
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