ADR practitioners donate to coronavirus National Trust Fund

The Ghana National Association of ADR Practitioners ( GNAAP) has donated GHc 10,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund.

The President of GNAAP Mr Daniel Owusu- Koranteng who presented the money to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund said that as an organization that promotes peaceful and non- adversarial methods of resolving conflicts, GNAAP is encouraged by the efforts of government to resolve the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We appreciate the efforts made by government so far to address the problems generated around the COVID-19 pandemic and we are here to give this donation to support government’s efforts,” Mr Owusu-Koranteng stated.

Her Ladyship Sophia Akuffo, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund who received the donation of GNAAP told the delegation of GNAAP that Alternative Dispute Resolution( ADR) is her passion and thanked GNAAP for the donation saying, “ADR is my passion and I know that COVID-19 has affected your work because your work as ADR practitioners involves personal contacts. We thank you so much,” she said.

Her Ladyship took opportunity of the GNAAP donation to encourage Ghanaians to wear nose masks because it is an effective way of stopping the spread of the disease though wearing it may not be very comfortable.

She further encouraged Ghanaians to wash their hands regularly and observe all the precautions necessary for preventing the spread of the novel Coronavirus.

She assured Ghanaians that the donations received by the Covid-19 National Trust Fund would be used for the purpose for which the Trust Fund was set up.

The GNAAP team was led by the President, Mr Daniel Owusu-Koranteng, Mr Marc Anderson, the General Secretary of GNAAP, Ms Barbara Tetteh, member of the Board of GNAAP and Mr Isaac Asare, Administrator of GNAAP.