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The European Union funds humanitarian assistance after the explosions in Ghana

10.02.2022
Brussels

In response to the large blast that killed at least 17 civilian and affected around 3,300 people in Ghana on 20 January 2022, the EU contributes over 582,000 Ghanaian Cedis (€ 80 000) to assist the most affected people.

Funds will help the Ghana Red Cross Society in assisting the victims with food and household needs, shelter, water and sanitation, reunification of families and relatives, health services and psychosocial first aid.

 

The funds will directly benefit 2,000 people (400 families) who have the most urgent needs. Support will be given in priority to families of injured persons, and women-headed households who lost their livelihoods due to the explosion.

This funding to the Ghana Red Cross Society is part of the EU's overall contribution to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Read more in the press release attached: