The President of the Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG), David Sitsofe Tamakloe, has led a humanitarian relief effort for flood victims in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, with support from the Lady Victoria Foundation.
The donation, made at the Evangelical Presbyterian School Park in Agbozume on Saturday, July 19, 2026, benefited more than 90 households affected by the recent floods that have devastated communities across the Volta Region.
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The relief items, which included food supplies and hygiene products, were sponsored by the Lady Victoria Foundation, a philanthropic organisation founded by Madam Victoria Debrah. The foundation has over the years supported vulnerable communities through healthcare, education and humanitarian interventions across the country.
The donation comes at a time when torrential rains have displaced more than 54,000 people across 66 communities in 12 districts of the Volta Region. The floods have destroyed homes, submerged farmlands and disrupted access to schools and health facilities, leaving thousands of residents in urgent need of assistance.
According to available reports, more than 200 acres of farmland have been inundated in the Weta rice-growing area of Ketu North, affecting the livelihoods of approximately 5,000 residents. In Keta Municipality, several homes in island communities, including Laworshime, Hagodzi and Songbe, have collapsed, while communities in Adutor, Sogakope, Anloga, Central Tongu, North Tongu, Akatsi North, Akatsi South, Adaklu and Agotime-Ziope have also experienced varying degrees of flooding.
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has been coordinating relief efforts in the affected areas, although the magnitude of the disaster has prompted additional support from private organisations, civil society groups and philanthropists.
Presenting the items to the local assemblyman for onward distribution, Mr Tamakloe commended the media for highlighting the plight of affected residents and said the reports inspired the intervention.
“Thanks to the media’s dedicated coverage, we have seen the suffering that you have had to endure. I could not sit by and not get involved,” he told beneficiaries.
He also urged residents and developers to avoid building on waterways and other unauthorised locations, stressing that poor planning and encroachment on drainage channels continue to worsen the impact of flooding during the rainy season.
The intervention by the Lady Victoria Foundation adds to its record of supporting communities during times of hardship. Through partnerships and direct humanitarian initiatives, the foundation has continued to provide assistance to vulnerable groups in different parts of the country.
The latest donation also highlights the increasingly important role that private organisations and philanthropic institutions are playing in complementing government-led disaster response efforts, particularly during large-scale emergencies that place significant pressure on public resources.
As recovery efforts continue across the Volta Region, stakeholders have renewed calls for stronger investment in disaster preparedness, improved drainage infrastructure, effective enforcement of planning regulations and sustained collaboration between government, the private sector and civil society to strengthen the country’s resilience to climate-related disasters.
