Ray Sowah (right) presents the dummy cheque to Edward Ashong
GCB Bank has donated GH¢100,000 to people who were affected by the mudslide in Sierra Leone recently.
The donation was in response to the distress call by the people of Sierra Leone following the 14th August 2017 mudslide, which claimed 400 lives.
It was also in line with GCB’s corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The Managing Director of the bank, Anselm Ray Sowah, who handed over the cheque to the representative of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre/Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, said the donation was on humanitarian grounds.
He said GCB, which is Ghana’s largest bank, thought it wise to extend a helping hand to Ghana’s neighbour in the ECOWAS community.
Mr. Sowah said Ghana and Sierra Leone share some similarities in their development and history and it was important to identify with a sister country in distress.
David Laryea, Director, Management Information System, Monitoring and Tracking and Edward Ashong, Director, Investor Services of the GIPC, received the donation.
Mr Laryea gave the assurance that the funds would be put to the good use, adding “we are grateful for your timely response to this plea for help.”
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