By Della Russel Ocloo
GOSPEL musician, Grace Ashly, who was outdoored as a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) ambassador during the recent celebration of the global hand wash day, last Tuesday educated traders and the general public at the Ashaiman central market on the essence of hand washing with soap.
The programme, put together by the Community Water and Sanitation Programme in collaboration with the Church of Christ Rural Water Development Programme, saw the gospel diva performing a special Wash Your Hand With Soap song she has recorded to promote the campaign which has been necessitated by the high incidence of morbidity, with children under five being the worst affected.
Speaking to Showbiz after the programme, Grace indicated that the apparent increase in the rate of diarrhoea and other respiratory diseases could be attributed to germs transferred into the body by the hands.
According to her, being a musician affords her the opportunity to effectively take the message about proper hand washing to the public.
Asked if she didn’t fear engaging in such altruistic activities which could affect her career as a gospel musician, Grace said the ability of a nation to progress depends to a great deal on the contribution every individual was willing to make.”
“For me, affecting the lives of people positively through music is a fulfilling task.”.
Touching on whether fellow gospel artistes feel jealous of each other’s successes, Grace said she rather preferred to describe some of her colleagues as hypocrites out to seek the downfall of fellow acts. She charged her colleague musicians to do away with pettiness and support causes that promote the development of Ghana.
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