By Amin Kef Sesay
As part of rolling out its Corporate Social Responsibility and to enhance community development, Choithram Memorial Hospital limited and NATCO on Monday 2nd December, 2019 donated 40 million Leones to residents of Constituency 115, in the East End of Freetown for the completion of the Koya Town Health Post Fencing and Electrification Project. Two cheques of twenty million Leones each were handed over to the current Honourable Member of Parliament representing that Constituency, Alpha Amadu Bah, on behalf of the community. The handing over of the cheques took place at the Choithram Office on Rawdon Street in Freetown.
Handing over the cheques, Head of Choithram & NATCO, Harish Agnani, disclosed that the gesture is part of the fulfilment of its corporate society responsibility towards community development, adding that this is not the first time they have been dishing out such a support.
He said prior to the donation, he received a letter from the Honourable Member of Parliament requesting the support of Choithram Memorial Hospital and NATCO towards the completion of the Koya Town Health Post Fencing and Electrification Project in Wellington, noting that as two responsible companies they wasted no time but responded to his request in order to promote the development of Koya Town in particular and the Wellington community as a whole.
The Honourable Member of Parliament expressed appreciation to Choithram and NATCO for their continuous support towards the development of the Constituency, noting that these two companies have been very supportive financially to better capacitate them to undertake the implementation of several developmental projects within his Constituency as requested by his constituents.
On behalf of his constituents, he applauded them for what he described as a timely gesture and assured the two companies of his support to them whenever the need arise.