By Amin Kef Sesay
As the fight against the coronavirus intensifies in the country, the Indian Community in Sierra Leone has on Thursday 7th May, 2020 donated Information Technology Equipment worth millions of Leones to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) which includes 5 Laptop computers, 2 Printers and 10 Packets of Paper. The handing over ceremony took place at the Choithram Head Office on Rawdon Street in Freetown.
Presenting the items, representing the Indian community in Sierra Leone, Harish Agnani, who is also Acting Consul General of India in Sierra Leone disclosed that few days ago they received a request from the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to assist them with Information Technology Equipment and as a community that has been working with the Government of Sierra Leone they decided to donate the aforementioned items to the EOC.
He said recently the Indian community joined hands with the Lebanese Community to donate essential food items to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Covid-19 Response Team including the following items: 1,000 Bags of Rice, 1,000 Gallons of Oil, 1,000 Packets of Sugar, 100 Cartons of Sardine, 100 Soaps and 70 Cartons of Milk as their support towards the covid-19 fight.
He noted that in as much as the country continues the fight against the Covid-19, record keeping is very essential, adding that with these items the EOC will ensure that they have accurate data on Covid-19 in the country.
He admonished all to adhere to the preventives measures in order to curtail the spread of the coronavirus in the country saying such will enhance the country’s fight to combat the Covid-19 in the country.
Receiving the items on behalf of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), an official of the ICT Unit at EOC, Dr. Daniel Adrian Stevens, expressed appreciation to the Indian Community for the kind gesture which he described as a timely intervention towards the fight against the Covid-19 in the country.
He assured them that the donated items will be used wisely and for the right purpose towards the fight against the Covid-19. He also urged all to take the preventive measures serious and encouraged them to use face masks, practice social distancing, hand washing etc. when in public places saying such will greatly curtail the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
