The Ghanaian Combat Team serving with the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB GHANCOY 1) Non-Denomination Church donated to Orphanage-Casa Emmanuel at Hafia in Bissau on 5 July 2023.

The Team, made up of selected members of the GHANCOY Church was led by the GHANCOY Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) Officer, Maj Nelson Ampah. This donation forms part of the series of Local Community Engagement (LCE)/CIMIC initiatives by the Combat Team Commander (CT Comd), Lt Col David Korsah to win the hearts and minds of the local populace within Bissau.

The items were presented to Director of the Orphanage -Isabel Johannino and ably assisted by the Administrator, Eugenia Castro.

During the donation, the CIMIC Officer on behalf of the CT Comd expressed profound gratitude to all members of the Ghanaian Combat Team who contributed towards this donation. He stated that their unwavering commitment to service extends beyond duties on the ‘battlefield’ but encompasses the shared responsibility we have towards the well-being of the society as well, especially, its most vulnerable members.