The Government of Ghana has donated ₵10 million humanitarian to three nations, Jamaica, Cuba, and Sudan, as part of the country’s commitment to global solidarity and compassion.
During the presentation at Jubilee House today, President Mahama said the gesture follows recent disasters and humanitarian crises that have left thousands dead, displaced, and struggling to survive after Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on October 28 as a Category Five storm.
The donation, according to President John Dramani Mahama, is a modest but heartfelt gesture of Ghana’s deep solidarity, respect, and fraternity with the affected countries.
The beneficiary nations, Jamaica, Cuba, and Sudan, have all been hit by humanitarian crises following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm that swept through the Caribbean in October, as well as the heavy toll on refugee agencies responding to the Sudanese conflict.
The relief items, valued at over GHC 10 million, include 2,400 bags of Ghana rice; 540 bags of sugar; 377 boxes of medication; 500 mattresses; 500 pillows; 100 cartons of gari mix; and 50,000 pieces of T-shirts.
Other items include three 20-foot containers of assorted Ghana-made chocolate products; 20 pieces of 500-litre water tanks; 20 hand-wash stations; 10 emergency portable toilets; and assorted clothing.
President Mahama described the presentation as symbolic of Ghana’s friendship and goodwill during challenging times for “brotherly nations.”
“Sudan is actually becoming the forgotten war because of Ukraine and Gaza. It looks like the world’s attention has shifted there,” he added.
The items will be distributed as follows: 50% to Jamaica, 30% to Cuba, and 20% to humanitarian agencies in Sudan.
The High Commissioner of Jamaica to Ghana, Mr. Lincoln George Downer, received the items on behalf of the three nations.
The donations were supported by Ghanaian and foreign businesses, including Latex Foam, Ashform, MTN, Farm Masters Global, Twellium Company, Dignity DTRR Apparel, Pharmanova Ghana, and Atlantic Lifesciences Ltd.
Others include Mancwa Commodities Ltd, Duraplast Ltd, Terraprime Group Ghana Ltd, Mid Atlantic Group, Cocobod, Cocoa Processing Company, and businessman Mr. Ibrahim Mahama.
