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Despite the fire at Kantamanto Market, Dr. Ofori Sarpong gave roofing sheets to the affected traders.

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 Source: Isaac Appiah

Traders impacted by the recent fire breakout at Accra's Kantamanto Market have received assistance from prominent Ghanaian businesspeople Dr. Osei Kwame Despite and Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong. Many stores were damaged in the fire earlier this month, and many dealers were distraught.

In reaction to the catastrophe, the charitable pair gave a substantial amount of roofing sheets to help reconstruct the market and enable impacted vendors start up again, according to Yen. They visited the location, spoke with the victims, and evaluated the damage before making the donation.

Many businessmen lost thousands of cedis' worth of products and properties in the fire at Kantamanto Market, one of Ghana's largest commercial centers. Authorities have promised to put policies in place to stop similar incidents in the future, and investigations into the cause of the fire are still ongoing.

Despite and Dr. Ofori Sarpong's assistance has rekindled conversations on corporate social responsibility and how prosperous people can help uplift underprivileged communities. Their deed is a powerful illustration of how deeds of kindness may significantly impact people's lives.

Dr. Ofori Sarpong spoke at the donation, expressing his condolences for the impacted businessmen and stressing the value of community assistance in such trying times. "We are very sorry for the loss these diligent people have suffered. We are helping them rebuild their livelihoods and demonstrating our sympathy with this act," he stated.

Dr. Osei Kwame Despite also emphasized the necessity of teamwork in order to revive the market and guarantee that similar occurrences are kept to a minimum going forward. He emphasized the value of solidarity and compassion during times of adversity and called on other well-meaning Ghanaians and organizations to assist the impacted traders.

The dealers have largely applauded the donation and thanked the two donors for their prompt interventions. This donation is very important to us. One of the vendors said, "It gives us hope that we can rebuild and start over."

Source: Isaac Appiah