Accra, Ghana, June 22, 2019//-As we enter the second week of the MTN Heroes of Change Season 5 TV series, the spotlight will be on 29-year-old David Hagan,a young man who was determined to make a difference in his community although he had nothing.
He is the founder of Galaxy Foundation, situated in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.
David started the Foundation 7 years ago out of a desire to help the marginalized in society having experienced similar difficulties in his life. He lost his father at a tender age.
Without any source of funding, he engaged his friends and some benevolent organizations to help him bring this dream to life. Through the Foundation, over 210 patients, both children and adults, have undergone surgeries ranging from cleft palate, hernia and other abnormal growths.
Additionally, over 2000 people in deprived communities have benefited from free health screening and donations made to needy homes.
The Galaxy Foundation is funded by proceeds mobilized from Facebook, friends, and churches. They also solicit for support from surgeons who can support their project at half price for the patients.
Narrating his story, David Hagan said:“I lost my dad right after JHS. When he died, things changed so fast that sometimes we had to beg from family and friends to eat.
I struggled through secondary school.One day, I was walking by the roadside and saw a young girl with her mum begging on the street. At that instant, something struck me and I felt it was time for me to make a change. I had nothing but I was determined to make sure people lived a good life, and that’s when I started Galaxy Foundation.”
Commenting on David’s project, the Corporate Services Executive of MTN Ghana Mr. Samuel Koranteng said :“We initiated the MTN Heroes of Change to identify and reward projects such as Galaxy Foundation.”
Heroes of Change Season 5 is airing on:
- GTV on Wednesdays &Thursdays at 8:00pm and Saturdays at 6:00pm
- UTV on Thursdays at 7:40pm, Saturdays at 4:50pm and Sundays at 3:45pm
- TV3 on Fridays at 6:00pm, Saturdays &Sundays at 5:50pm
- GHONEon Fridays at 9:20pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 8:20pm
- Adom TV on Fridays at 8:50pm, Saturdays at 5:50pm and Sundays 6:20pm
- Angel TV on Fridays ,Saturdays and Sundays at 7:20 pm
David Hagan was nominated for MTN Heroes of Change Season 5 by Prince Osei who said he nominated the Foundation because of its positive impact on their community. “This project is saving lives and taking burdens away from families;I feel motivated seeing what a young man with nothing can mobilize over $8,000 to organize surgery for someone he knows from nowhere”
MTN Heroes of Change Season 5 was launched in November 2018 and submission of entries ended on 25th January 2019. Since the inception of MTN Heroes of Change in July 2013, a total of forty people have been identified and recognized on MTN Heroes of Change platform for committing their personal resources to improve their communities and brightening lives. Four out of the total number emerged ultimate winners.
They are Dr. Abrokwa-Yenkyera, a plastic surgeon and founder of Grafts Foundation, Madam Paulina Opei, founder of Save our Lives Orphanage, Genevieve Basigha founder of Research Utilization School for the Deaf and Naomi Esi Amoah of Blessed Home Orphanage.
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