We wish to draw your attention to our dear Gideon Dodea, a student of the teaching Training College in Amedzofe and parttime tour guide of Jolinaiko Eco Tours. If you have met him before, we are sure he has stolen your heart with his passion, positive energy, intelligence and enthusiasm. Such a brilliant young person!
Sadly, a tragedy happened on the road on Monday the 21st of December, when he was involved in a terrible car accident in the Avatime Hills in the Volta Region in Ghana. He was rushed to the hospital in Ho where he had to undergo emergency surgery, and one of his legs had to be amputated. His other leg is severely damaged with multiple fractures.
With this fundraiser we aim to get the money together for Gideon's first emergency care. Gideon will have to undergo multiple operations and treatments in the next couple of weeks on both legs. Without a good insurance coverage, there will be a heavy financial burden on his loved ones.
With this fundraiser, Jolinaiko and Gideon's friends want to inform and involve everybody who worked and travelled with him, and everyone who is touched by this story.
In these early days of shock and emergency care, it's yet unclear how much will be needed exactly for the multiple operations, hospital admission and medication. So our aim is to raise as much as possible to cover these early bills and reserve anything left for aftercare, the long revalidation process, protheses, and finding a new way of life.
There will be a long journey ahead of him in these already financially challenging times.
Please help us ease the burden for our beloved Gideon.
We are very grateful for every donation.
The team of Jolinaiko Eco Tours,
Friends of Gideon,
Apollo
and Cindy Panou Noordermeer
We will update with news on Gideon's situation, in the Updates tab on top of this page.
Donating directly in Ghana:
If you live in Ghana, you can also donate directly to our MTN Mobile Money Account, which will prevent us from paying Paypal transaction fees, exchange rates and banking fees:
Momo
054-2282918
Eddo-Sodo A. (Apollo) Panou
Donating directly in The Netherlands
If you live in the Netherlands, or prefer using a bank transfer, you can donate directly to the bank account of Remco Kalf, Cindy's cousin. This prevents Paypal fees. Your donation will be added on this page manually, as Anonymous donation.
NL25RABO0112739407
R. Kalf
BIC: RABONL2U
Please mention 'Gideon' in your transfer.
Please note:
If you donate by Paypal / creditcard through this page, you might see the name Remco Kalf in the payment process or on your bank statements. Remco is Cindy's cousin in the Netherlands, whose Paypal account is used to collect the donations, as Paypal is blocked in Ghana.
