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The Aim Preparatory School in Bolgatanga, UNICEF and Top International Engineering Limited, a Chinese construction firm, on Tuesday donated various relief items and money to flood victims in the Upper East Region.
The Aim School presented one hundred Ghana cedis to child victims while Top Internatoinal donated a cheque of 2,000 Ghana cedis. UNICEF gave medical equipment and books.
Ms Gertrude Alabila, an 11-year-old pupil who presented the money on behalf of the school said she and her colleagues were touched by the plight of the children who had lost their homes and schoolbooks and decided to contribute some money to help.
Mr. Xu Yue, representative of Top International Engineering that is presently undertaking construction work on the Bolgatanga Hospital, presented the cheque to Mr. Alhassan Samari, Regoinal Minister and said they were ready to give more help whenever they were called upon.
The items donated by UNICEF included books and recreational kits for schools, medical drugs, emergency kit supplies, Water Purification Tabs, 32 sets of Aluminum cooking utensils, 200 hygiene kits, Toilet soap, mosquito nets, plastic cups and buckets, 100 baby blankets two tents and tarpaulin.
They were presented by the Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr Anderson Anafo to the Regional Minister.
Mr. Samari thanked the donors for their help and said the items would be given to the victims.
He said no gift was too small and invited NGOs, religious organisations and all who wished to help ease the pain and loss of the victims not to hesitate to offer their help.
Source: GNA
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