UNIFIL GHANBATT 84 donates to Special Needs School and Al Qawzah Village


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UNIFIL Donation

Accra, July 15, GNA – The United Nations Interim
Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) under the initiative of the 84th Ghanaian
Battalion has made a donation to the Ayta Ash Sha’ab Special Needs School and
the Al Qawzah village.

The donation which included a heavy duty
multifunctional photocopier machine and a 30KVA generator plant were presented
to the Special Need School and the village respectively.

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Accra, July 15, GNA – The United Nations Interim
Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) under the initiative of the 84
th Ghanaian
Battalion has made a donation to the Ayta Ash Sha’ab Special Needs School and
the Al Qawzah village.

The donation which included a heavy duty
multifunctional photocopier machine and a 30KVA generator plant were presented
to the Special Need School and the village respectively.

A press statement issued copied to the Ghana
News Agency said the multifunctional photocopier machine would assist the
Special Need School with its daily administration.

Lt Col William Nortey, the Commanding Officer
of ‘GHANBATT 84’, was assisted by the Sector West Commander, Brig Gen Paolo
Fabbri to make the presentation.

Father Tony Hanneh of the St Joseph’s Parish
who received the generator on behalf the community expressed gratitude to
UNIFIL for their kind gestures.

He said “instead of insulting darkness, all
you need to do is light your candle”, adding that he was grateful to all the
hundreds of candles that were lighted by UNIFIL peacekeeping personnel for the
Al Qwazah village and would always remember peacekeepers in prayers.

The GHANBATT 84 also promised to maintain a
monthly routine of providing the school with water and helping them ensure
their surroundings were clean.

GHANBATT 84 made up of 850 personnel ended a
one year tour of peacekeeping duty on 6 July and arrived home from South
Lebanon.

The donations were made possible through two
charity concerts were organized by the ‘GHANBATT 84’ at Sector West
Headquarters at UNP 2-3, Shama and the UNIFIL Force Headquarters at Naquora.

GNA


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