At the Annual Kente Festival, held at Porchester Hall, in West London recently and hosted by top radio host Kwaku Owusu-Frimpong, a new initiative was launched; ActionGhana – Ghana’s first international donations and crowdfunding platform.
The event was attended by celebrities including Kyeiwaa and Ekow Smith-Asante – both top names in the movie industry in Ghana. Also present were Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, Minister of Tourism and a representative of the Ghana high commissioner, Mr Victor Smith along with TV show host Nana Churcher of the Nana Churcher show and Chief of Bonwire, famous for the Kente cloth.
Founder and Chairman of ActionGhana.com, Mr Douglas Oppong talked about the many businesses, NGOs and community projects which are be-devilled with the “lack of finance” problem. According to him, ActionGhana will help businesses, NGOs, communities and political parties to raise funds transparently and not have to wait for government or foreign donations all the time. Four major parties have websites custom-designed exclusively for them. These are: ndc2016.org, npp2016.com, ppp2016.org and cpp2016.org. He further mentioned that ActionGhana are yet to discuss with each party how to move forward with the management of the platform, donations, etc.
ActionGhana plans to launch officially before Christmas in the UK, Germany, Italy and The Netherlands. Launches in USA and Canada are also planned. The grand launch will be held in Ghana in the new year. The platform can be accessed at http://www.actionghana.com.