Citi FM and Channel One TV have brought smiles and hope to two rehabilitation centres in Accra through their annual Easter Orphan Project, donating a total of GH¢50,000 and a variety of essential supplies.
Chosen Rehabilitation Centre and Iris Place were the latest beneficiaries of the long-running corporate social responsibility initiative, which seeks to promote compassion and generosity during the Easter season.
At the Chosen Rehabilitation Centre, GH¢25,000 in cash and assorted items were presented by the team from Citi FM and Channel One TV.
Speaking during the presentation, Head of Events and Partnerships, Frema Adunyame, underscored the spirit behind the gesture and acknowledged the collective effort of their audience.
“The essence of Easter—Christ coming to die for us and God giving us his son—that is what we believe. As Christians and Muslims, we have to follow this gesture. So our mission here is to further propagate the giving spirit of God. We do this every year during Easter Mondays, where we visit orphanages to give them the little that we have been able to put together through the donations of our listeners and our viewers.”
“This year we decided to add Chosen Rehab and another rehab centre because we believe that the management here are doing so much that we need to support them,” she said.
The founder of Chosen Rehab, Apostle Daniel Cobby Washington, warmly received the donation, expressing appreciation for the timely support.
In a similar outreach, Citi FM and Channel One TV extended the same level of support—GH¢25,000 and relief supplies including rice, milk, and used clothes—to Iris Place, another rehabilitation centre in the capital.
Managing Director of Citi FM and Channel One TV, Samuel Atta Mensah, highlighted the motivation behind their visit to Iris Place.
“It is Easter and families are gathering, people are travelling, but the thought of having some people being disabled in their movement because of their condition is coming back at us.
‘For this reason, we raise money from our listeners and viewers who donate religiously both in financially and in substance. So, this year we have come to this place because of the great work you do in reforming people,” he noted.
Grateful for the gesture, Manager of Iris Place, Allan Mends, emphasized the significance of the donation to their work.
“On behalf of the staff and management of Iris Place, I want to express our sincere gratitude for this overwhelming show of support and love. Recovery is expensive so we appreciate your presence for choosing to make this wonderful donation.
“It will go a long way to help us in our operations. Addiction is a disease and not a moral issue so we feel we are not alone with this wonderful donation you have brought to us,” he said.
The Easter Orphan Project continues to impact lives across Ghana, evolving beyond its original focus on orphanages to now include other vulnerable groups in society, such as individuals in recovery.
