Day: December 30, 2023

The Africa Centre for Education and Community Development (ACECD), a non-profit organisation, has broken the ground for the construction of a modern pre-school block for the Apesokubi DA/RC Primary School in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region.

The project is dedicated to advancing education and social development in the community, which forms part similar projects the organisation started in sub-Saharan Africa since 2012.

Reverend Father Dr Richard Akrofi Baafi, the Executive Director, ACECD, said the school made a request for a kindergarten but after a total assessment, the organisation decided to provide a pre-school.

The school block, expected to be completed in three months, includes kindergarten one and two with ancillary facilities as well as a canteen and kitchen to help the school run the School Feeding Programme.

Rev Dr Baafi said the Organisation would also undertake a complete renovation of the primary school block and replace an existing KVIP with an eight-seater water closet for the prim
ary school.

Drainage systems would also be provided to help to manage the flooding situation at the school, he said, and called on the community to support the project to meet the deadline.

Okogyeaman Asiedu Koram II, the Paramount Chief of Apesokubi, said the project would improve education delivery in the area and the district as a whole and commended the organisation for the support.

Parents would also be free to go about their activities since their children would be in school and be taken care of while acquiring knowledge, he said.

Mr Anthony Asamani, the Assemblyman, Apesokubi Electoral Area, said he would ensure that the project met its deadline and appealed to the District Education Directorate to work on the staff inadequacy affecting schools in the community.

Mr Benjamin Owusu-Sarpong, Public Relations Officer, Biakoye District Assembly, commended the efforts of the Organisation to enhance education outcomes.

Mr Samuel Kofi Danso, the Headteacher, Apesokubi DA/RC Primary School, said the proje
ct would help increase the school’s population and that other projects would be tackled to improve the hygienic conditions of the staff and students.

The pre-school will have a playground, kitchen, canteen, potable water supply, and a place of convenience.

It is under the sponsorship of J.E. Kearney Memorial RC School alongside other donors.
Source: Ghana News Agency

School children of the University of Health and Allied Sciences Basic School (UBS) in Ho have donated some items to pupils affected by the recent flood devastation in the lower Volta area.

The donation was made possible through contributions by parents of the pupils who responded to a call by the school’s management to support the children in the flooded communities.

The items included clothing, food, books, and other educational materials.

Mr Seth Korgah, the Head of the Basic School, presented the items at Mepe in the North Tongu District, supported by Mr Collins Nunyoame, the Chairman of Parent-School Conference.

He told the GNA that the giving culture inculcated into the children would transcend their generation.

‘Our mission is to train future leaders who have high sense of excellence, brotherhood, integrity, innovation, service and leadership, which are the core values of the school,’ he said.

‘The world is coming to a level where people are inward looking but children should show to the world th
at just as God gave Christ to the world, they must also share with the underprivileged’.

‘We know that most of the children lost their dresses, books and other belongings, and we have collected a number of items to help them.’

Led by staff of the School, the children and some parents made a trip to the hardest-hit areas of Mepe and Battor, encouraging children and adolescents there to be resilient.

Mr Nunyoame, the Chairman of the Parent-School Conference, said the parents shared the loss of livelihoods due to the floods, hence the gesture.

Mr Mensah Dekpe of the Presbyterian school and Mr Kumah Agboe of the Holy Christ School, received the items.

They commended the UHAS Basic School for showing leadership and concern and assured that the items would be put to good use.

The Basic school earlier held a carols ceremony and fashion show at the courtyard of its plush campus in Ho to mark the Christmas celebration.

It was chaired by Senior Architect Ruth Xoladem Ayittey, the Director of Works and Physical D
evelopment of the University, and attended by Prof Margaret Gyapong, Director of the Institute of Health Research.

The first batch of the Basic Education Certificate Examination candidates of the school were commended for their exceptional performance.
Source: Ghana News Agency