Voltic celebrates females customers in koforidua

To increase awareness on breast cancer and improve outcomes and survival rates of the disease, October every year is celebrated globally as breast cancer awareness month. As part of activities to mark this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness month, Voltic (GH) limited (“Voltic”) has held a free breast cancer screening for its teeming customers in Koforidua.

The event which forms part of Voltic’s Women Empowerment Programme to acknowledge and financially empower the women in the company’s value chain brought together 250 women compromising factory hands, hawkers, retailers, wholesalers and distributors.

Beyond the breast cancer screening, participants were given a health talk on breast cancer and other female-related ailments. Participants were additionally educated on pension for the informal sector and were encouraged to seize the opportunity to prepare towards their future retirement.

Speaking on behalf of the company, Francisca Bart Addison, the Regulatory Affairs Specialist stated “The 3Ws” (Women Empowerment; Water, and Waste Management), our three-pronged sustainability initiative is part of our contribution to the socio-economic development of especially the women and communities in which we operate.

As Voltic funds the initial contribution for the over 200 women to start a pensions journey, we hope to cushion these women during their old age when they can no longer be in full employment.

Over the years, Voltic has supported several women in its value chain for their tremendous contribution towards the Voltic business and for reinforcing the Voltic quality offering of the brand even as the company readies for its 25th anniversary next year

Bridgid Seglah, Team Lead for My Own Pension at United Pension Trustees also added “United Pensions is proud to be associated with Voltic on this agenda to secure a comfortable retirement for women within Voltic’s value chain using the My Own Pension platform. The importance of this cannot be over-emphasised as statistics show that 95% of people in the informal sector in Ghana are not enrolled on any form of Pension Scheme. This is why United Pension Trustees is offering a simplified access to pensions and its benefits to through My Own Pension. My Own Pension offers customers convenient payment frequencies and ease of payment through automatic deductions from their MTN Momo wallets product. We implore all employers to emulate this good initiative by Voltic.”