As part of efforts to mark Sickle Cell awareness day, Vodafone Ghana Foundation in collaboration with Gibeleen and Sandra Foundation (GNS Foundation), and the Forestry Commission have planted over 150 tree seedlings at the Vodafone WI-FI Park, Accra Zoo to remember ‘sickle cell fallen heroes.

Mrs Sandra Amponsah Ayivor gave this advice at the commemoration of World Sickle Awareness Day in Accra, organised by Vodafone Ghana Foundation with support from The G.N.S. Foundation and the Forestry Commission. And as part of the government’s efforts at planting over five million trees under the Green Ghana Project, The Foundation also planted some trees at the Accra zoo in remembrance of Ghana’s Fallen Heroes.

The event forms part of the Foundation’s ‘Birthday Stars which seeks to execute monthly projects tied to employees’ birthday celebrants to mark selected international days, in line with the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals. This month’s event focused on World Sickle Cell Day; a day set aside by the United Nations to raise awareness on sickle cell on 19th June.

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