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Absa Bank Ghana supports Buzstop Boys with clean-up equipment

From Ghanaian Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Absa Bank Ghana donated essential equipment to the Buzstop Boys group to support their community clean-up and waste management activities.
  • The donation included tools like a demolition breaker, angle grinder, sewage pump, and pressure washer, tailored to the group's operational needs.
  • Absa highlighted its commitment to supporting community-led initiatives that create social and environmental value, emphasizing its "Force for Good" citizenship promise.

Absa Bank Ghana has provided crucial equipment to the Buzstop Boys, a group dedicated to drain-clearing, waste management, and community clean-up efforts. The donation aims to bolster the volunteers' capacity to improve public spaces and address environmental challenges.

The provided equipment, selected based on the group's specific operational requirements, includes a demolition breaker, an angle grinder for cutting concrete, sledgehammers, a submersible sewage pump, a petrol pressure washer, a brush cutter, an earth auger, a portable generator, a lawn mower, and 100 meters of layflat hose. The presentation took place at Absa's new head office, Absa Place.

Buzstop Boysโ€™ efforts show what committed citizens can achieve when they take responsibility for the communities around them. Absa is proud to support them, and we encourage them to remain steadfast.

โ€” Mr. Kobla NyaleteyExecutive Director, Private, Personal and Business Banking at Absa Bank Ghana, commending the Buzstop Boys.

Mr. Kobla Nyaletey, Executive Director of Private, Personal and Business Banking at Absa, commended the Buzstop Boys for their leadership and civic responsibility. He stated, "Buzstop Boysโ€™ efforts show what committed citizens can achieve when they take responsibility for the communities around them. Absa is proud to support them, and we encourage them to remain steadfast."

Mr. Charles Addo, Director of Personal and Private Banking, added that the donation aligns with Absa's commitment to being a "Force for Good" by supporting community-led initiatives that generate lasting social and environmental value. He noted that the equipment would strengthen the volunteers' efforts to maintain clean public spaces. Heneba Kwadwo Safo, Founder and Lead of Buzstop Boys, expressed gratitude, stating the donation would help overcome practical challenges faced during clean-up exercises.

At Absa, our citizenship promise is to be a Force for Good. We seek to fulfil that promise sustainably by supporting the communities in which we operate. Buzstop Boys have demonstrated the impact that committed citizens can make, and this equipment will help strengthen their efforts to keep public spaces clean.

โ€” Mr. Charles AddoDirector, Personal and Private Banking at Absa Bank Ghana, on the bank's support for community initiatives.
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Originally published by Ghanaian Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.