Business News of Wednesday, 1 April 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.com8,000 'Kayayei' in Accra, Kumasi to benefit from COVID-19 Private Sector projectGhana COVID-19 Private Sector FundThe Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, has announced it will feed some 8,000 head porters (Kayayei) in Accra and Kumasi. The move comes as a response to government’s call on the private sector to support the fight against the novel Coronavirus pandemic. “The project aims to provide a meal a day to head-porters at various locations in areas impacted by the directive to restrict movements. Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund is therefore urging all citizens, corporate and public institutions to donate at least GHS5 to the “FEED-A-KAYAYO-A-DAY” project. Recently, businesses and firms in the Private Sector took the initiative to establish the Ghana Private Sector ‘COVID-19 Fund’ as part of efforts to partly assist and finance government interventions in the fight against the novel Coronavirus outbreak.

Source: GhanaWeb April 01, 2020 13:07 UTC