Ghanaians donate supplies to food bank
Telford's Ghanaian community has given a substantial donation of food to a vital service that helps struggling families as part of independence celebrations.
The kind gesture is to mark 60 years since Ghana, in West Africa, became independent of British rule.
As part of celebrations held earlier this year in Telford members community organised a collection of goods and groceries in aid of the area's Foodbank. Numerous packages of food and toiletries were delivered to the warehouse at Forge Retail Park, in Colliers Way, by generous residents.
Telford resident Christopher Nyaaba says: "The 60th independence celebrations were held in March and at the time we decided to do something for Telford. We asked members of the community to donate items to the local Foodbank. As a result we have a lot of goods and we arranged to come to the community store to present the food collection to the staff and volunteers."
Ghana became independent on March 6, 1957.
In 1960 Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana a republic and himself president for life in 1964. He was deposed in 1966 by a military coup while on a trip to China. He later died in exile in Romania in 1972.
Following a period of unstable government a referendum based on a multi party system was held in 1992 and Flight Lt Jerry Rawlings was elected president. Credited with stabilising the country he retired in 2000 and the current president is Nana Akufo-Addo.
Ghana is known for its diverse wildlife, old forts and beaches, and castles-turned-museums that serve as testimonials to the slave trade. While the vast Kakum National Park has a treetop canopy walkway over the rainforest.
