{"id":17411,"date":"2026-02-02T05:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=17411"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:22:38","slug":"lonagui-transforms-lottery-revenue-into-life-changing-support-for-guineans-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonagui-transforms-lottery-revenue-into-life-changing-support-for-guineans-with-disabilities","title":{"rendered":"LONAGUI transforms lottery revenue into life-changing support for Guineans with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Lottery of Guinea provides custom prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation support to 10 beneficiaries, highlighting the social impact of regulated gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Guinea.- The <strong>National Lottery of Guinea (LONAGUI)<\/strong> has demonstrated the <strong>social value<\/strong> of regulated gambling through a <strong>health-focused<\/strong> initiative delivering custom orthopaedic prostheses to ten vulnerable Guineans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marie Coker<\/strong>, representing LONAGUI\u2019s leadership, said: \u201cThis action forms part of LONAGUI\u2019s <strong>corporate social responsibility<\/strong>, one of the pillars of our commitment to the nation. For many years, LONAGUI has supported initiatives across several <strong>key sectors<\/strong>, particularly health, education, youth, sport and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, titled \u201cA gesture of <strong>hope <\/strong>for 10 Guineans: prostheses to rebuild their future\u201d, was implemented in partnership with A.CO.SOF, the NGO, based in Guinea, at the National Centre for Orthopedics in Conakry. The project provided <strong>ten Guineans<\/strong>, who had lost legs or part of their legs, with custom-fitted prostheses, accompanied by<strong> rehabilitation<\/strong>, training and ongoing support to help them regain mobility, independence and confidence in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lottery funds restore independence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aboubacar Soumah<\/strong>, President of A.CO.SOF, described the handover ceremony as a milestone for both the beneficiaries and the wider <strong>community<\/strong>. \u201cToday is not an ordinary day. We are celebrating life, courage and resilience,\u201d he said. \u201cI would like to express our sincere thanks to The National Lottery of Guinea, whose decisive <strong>support<\/strong> made it possible to turn these dreams into reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health officials welcomed the initiative as a meaningful example of<strong> public-private<\/strong> collaboration. Batouly Kaba, Director General of the National Center for Orthopaedics, said: \u201cBeyond the orthopaedic devices handed over today, this is above all a message of hope, dignity and solidarity for the beneficiaries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many recipients, the assistance marked their first <strong>opportunity<\/strong> to access specialised orthopaedic care due to financial constraints. Beneficiaries said the support had already <strong>transformed<\/strong> their daily lives, restoring mobility and opening new opportunities for education,<strong> employment<\/strong> and participation in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project highlights how responsible, regulated gambling can fund <strong>sustainable social development<\/strong>, positioning LONAGUI as a key contributor to healthcare access and social inclusion across Guinea.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/LONACI-LOGO.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonaci-pays-tribute-to-retired-management-committee-members'>LONACI pays tribute to retired management committee members<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Lottery of Guinea provides custom prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation support to 10 beneficiaries, highlighting the social impact of regulated gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":17414,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The National Lottery of Guinea (LONAGUI) has executed a significant corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, providing custom prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation to ten beneficiaries in Guinea. This action underscores the social value and positive community impact generated by regulated gaming operations, particularly in the health sector, positioning LONAGUI as a key contributor to social inclusion.","focusai_entities":"National Lottery of Guinea (LONAGUI), Marie Coker, A.CO.SOF, Aboubacar Soumah, Batouly Kaba, National Center for Orthopaedics","focusai_location":"Guinea, Conakry","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"CSR Impact Metrics","query":"What specific key performance indicators (KPIs) does LONAGUI utilize to measure the long-term social return on investment (SROI) for its community engagement initiatives, beyond immediate beneficiary counts?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Influence","query":"How might this demonstration of positive social impact by a state-backed lottery influence the broader regulatory compliance frameworks or public perception of other gaming verticals within Guinea or similar African markets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-17411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17411"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17455,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17411\/revisions\/17455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}