Grimaldi ships over 2,000 pieces of school furniture to Ghana

An inspiring solidarity initiative is set to improve conditions in several schools in Ghana. Over 2,000 pieces of school furniture, donated by educational establishments in Palermo, will shortly be delivered thanks to a project promoted by the GIWA (Ghana Italian Women Association) in collaboration with the Department of Education of the Municipality of Palermo and with the crucial support of the Grimaldi Group, which offered free maritime transport to Africa.
The shipment includes five containers filled with essential school supplies: over 800 desks, nearly 1,300 chairs, along with blackboards, desks, lockers and other indispensable items for school activities. The containers departed from Palermo on 7 December aboard the Grimaldi Group’s ro-pax ship Catania, which sailed to Salerno. There, they were transferred onto the con-ro ship Grande Angola, which took them to Lagos, Nigeria. After a final transhipment onto the Grande Lagos, the cargo arrived at the port of Tema in Ghana on 10 January.