Eventstreet Africa, a wholly Ghanaian owned events and Promotions Company, is set to organize the maiden international concert on Ebola, with the aim of trumpeting to the rest of the world the need for both International and African countries to battle this pandemic which is fast gaining roots in the world.
The concert will also be used to raise funds to purchase protective gear to be distributed to both Ghanaians and non-citizens especially at the border towns, as well as take the education to individual homes and communities in all the ten (10) regions in Ghana. This will be a year- long campaign commencing this November.
One of the major highlights of this campaign is a concert which will unite Africa and the rest of the world to effectively fight this cause. The concert will be headlined by African and international acts.
The Chief Executive Officer of Eventstreet Africa, Mrs. Emma Mantey, reiterated the need to take the awareness of this deadly disease to all and sundry, hence, the use of music and art as a means to promote
awareness.
�We have to bear in mind that Ebola is perceived as an �African� disease. Africans both home and abroad, as well as the international community must come together to help contain and eventually eliminate this deadly disease.
�At Eventstreet Africa, we believe the message about Ebola can be best communicated through music, hence our decision to stage an international concert. Yes it started in Africa, but every nation on earth is at risk, and the comity of nations must either sink or swim together.�
She commended the Nigerian and Senegalese governments and public health workers for their successful containment of the disease, which has seen them being declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization.
�We believe that following the examples set by these two nations will help Africa rid itself from Ebola. They have given us hope that this disease is not here to stay. This concert aims to display the solidarity of the African people in fighting this disease,� she added.
Activities leading to this year long campaign include selection of an Ambassador who will be the bearer of the �Torch of Hope�.
This Ambassador will visit the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of various countries of Africa and the rest of the world represented in Ghana to pledge their support to the fight against Ebola, a memorial wreath laying ceremony to remember souls lost to this disease and an International football match.
Mrs. Mantey called on embassies, corporate bodies and the general public to fully participate in this event as every voice counts.
This event is be powered by Eventstreet Africa in association with MediaMen Ghana.
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ Email: [email protected]
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