As part of this year’s Valentine’s day celebrations, Jumia, Ghana’s leading e-commerce platform donated everyday products to the Teshie Children’s Home in Accra. As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, the online retail company donated food items and other essential products to support the upkeep and care of young orphans at the children’s home.
These items included bags of rice, sugar, milk, bags and bottles of water, detergents, insecticides, toiletries and stationery.
Jumia’s staff, partners and some customers joined in spending quality time with the children over some refreshments. They had lunch together and enjoyed other fun activities.
Figure 1: Founder of The Teshie Children’s Home receiving the donations from Jumia
‘’Valentine is a season of love and we at Jumia believe in spreading love to all especially the underprivileged in our society. Everyone deserves love and that means we have a responsibility to ensure that these children are not left out. The upkeep and education of these young ones should be of prime importance to everyone because they are our future leaders. ,“ said Tolulope George-Yanwah, CEO of Jumia Ghana.
Founder of The Teshie Children’s Home, Mrs Parker said, “We feel blessed and very happy to have Jumia visit us and spend quality time with these young ones. We receive all these items in good faith and promise to take care of these children as we have done for the past 25 years. The children here need a lot of love and this kind gesture by Jumia has really touched us. We rely heavily on donations and gifts from corporate institutions to cater for the children and this gesture came at the right time. The joy and excitement of the kids says it all”
Jumia is committed to impacting the everyday lives of Ghanaians.
About Jumia
Jumia is the leading e-commerce platform in Africa that is built around a marketplace, Jumia Logistics and JumiaPay. The marketplace helps millions of consumers and thousands of sellers to connect and transact. Jumia Logistics enables the delivery of millions of packages through our network of local partners. JumiaPay facilitates the payments of online transactions within Jumia’s ecosystem. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making people’s lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live. E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive.
