Sunda international Ghana Ltd. and Twyford Ceramics, two Chinese companies have extended their donation of relief items after the atomic junction gas explosion to affected students of the University of Ghana.
The affected students, through appeals from the MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, Hon. Emmanuel Agyarko, received assorted products including Kleesoft Dish washing soap and washing powder, Kleesoft toilet rolls, FasKit insecticide killers and many more. The two Chinese companies also gave the students an unspecified amount of cash.
The donation is the second Sunda International and Twyford Ceramics made since the gas explosion which claimed seven(7) lives and injured over 130 others a week ago.
The two Chinese companies previously donated similar products and cash worth GH¢40,000 to victims of the gas explosion last week at the 37 Military Hospital in response to appeals made to corporate Ghana by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to assist surviving victims, most of whom were admitted at the 37 Military and Ridge Hospitals.
Presenting the items to the students through the MP, Lorry Li, Managing Director for Sunda Real Estates Company Limited, explained that Sunda’s gesture which was in partnership with its sister company Twyford, which has established a multi-million dollar ceramic factory at Aboadze, Shama District in the Western Region, was in direct response to an appeal by Hon Emmanuel Agyarko to assist the affected students, but also added that, it is also forms part of the company’s social responsibility policy which is integral to the companies’ operations.
‘’We are deeply sorry for the gas explosion and send our condolence to the victims. Social responsibility is a very important part of our company’s operations since we came to Ghana fourteen(14) years ago and we are always happy to help society’’, he remarked briefly before the presentation.
The Member of Parliament of the area, Hon. Emmanuel Agyarko expressed gratitude to Sunda and Twyford Ceramics for their kind gesture. “On my own behalf and on behalf of the affected students, I wish to express our deep gratitude to Sunda and Twyford for this generous donation. Companies are encouraged to engage in corporate social responsibility but if they can bring it this low, then these companies are truly responsible corporate citizens. What they have done goes beyond what I thought they would do but most importantly, we’re grateful to Mr. Herbert Mensah for arranging everything.” Hon. Emmanuel Agyarko also called on other companies and individuals to emulate the good example of the two Chinese companies.