By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA
Takoradi, Jan. 02, GNA – Nana Kwesi Coomson, a member of Kofi Kinata’s team has been honoured with the ‘Humanitarian Young Philanthropist of the Year Award’.
It was at the fifth edition of the Western Gospel Awards in Takoradi in the Western Region to celebrate his consistent and people-centred attitude to empowering vulnerable groups in society.
Mr. Coomson is also a Corporate Communications and Social Responsibility Executive who had hosted the members of Ghana Blind Union in the Western Region to a new year feast over the years.
The Union members were also given interest-free start-up loans to establish small businesses, enabling them to attain economic independence and dignity.
He undertakes the painting and refurbishment of the Egyam Orphanage every two years; alongside regular donations and interventions aimed at improving the welfare of children in institution.
Nana Kwesi Coomson, noted how his grandmother and mother became the first institutions to teach him the act of humanitarianism.
Quoting 2 Timothy 1:5, he reflected on the faith and compassion he witnessed in his grandmother and mother, which continued to shape his life’s work.
“This has been my story. I saw my grandmother support the less privileged in our community, and my mother constantly extending help to people. It has stayed with me,” he said.
He expressed gratitude to the people of the Western Region for their unwavering support and thanked the organisers for the recognition.
Beyond philanthropy, Nana Kwesi Coomson is also known for youth empowerment initiatives, including the annual ‘Yes We Can’ pep talk for BECE candidates, where he inspires young people to believe in their potential and pursue excellence against all odds.
Earlier this year, his contributions gained international recognition when he was honoured at the British Council’s Study UK Alumni Awards, which celebrated UK-educated professionals making significant positive impact in their home countries.
He is a Tullow Scholar who studied Corporate Social Responsibility and Energy at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, UK and a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow who studied Business and Entrepreneurship at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, USA.
GNA
Edited by Justina Paaga/George-Ramsey Benamba