NGO donates to school

08-08-2011
A local based NGO, Teshisuma, has presented 22 typewriters to students of Royal Secretariat School at Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. At a brief ceremony held at the school premises, the Founder of Teshisuma, Adam Alhassan said the objective of the NGO was to assist the less privileged through schools and also solicit tools and equipments to support needy schools in the region. This, he explained, was to support the tireless effort of the government to boost education in the region and the country as a whole. He said it was the hope of the NGO to provide basic ICT tools to deprived schools in the region and pledged their commitment towards achieving the set objectives. He disclosed that the gesture was the second in the series to be given to the school, indicating more of such donations had already been made to some deprived schools in the region. The Principal of Royal Secretarial School, Mr. Clement Adongo, who received the items on behalf of the school, expressed his deepest appreciation to the NGO for its concern for the development of education in the region. He described the gesture as timely since the school lacks basic ICT tools to serve the entire population of the school. He was happy to state that the school since its establishment in 1996 had produced over 100,000 graduates, many of whom are currently serving in various capacities across the country. He mentioned the current, Eastern Regional Manager of the Ghana News Agency, as a past student of the school, stressing that many of his likes are working in similar reputable organizations in the country. With a humble beginning of only 25 students, Royal Secretarial School can now boast of 181 students, offering various courses including secretarialship, dressmaking, carpentry and masonry among other professional courses. He stated that the schools’ vision, which is to transform the less privileged through school would be a mirage if nothing concrete is done to tackle its financial and infrastructural challenges and called on other benevolent organizations and individuals to come to the aid of the school in order to enhance its academic potentials. Continuous assistance to the school, he indicated, would help the less privileged acquire employable skills to improve their livelihood. He assured the NGO that the typewriters would be put into proper use. An official from the Department of Social Welfare, Mr. Bernard Bananzi, thanked the NGO for its continuous support to the school and appealed to students and staff of the school to handle the computers with care and ensure that they were properly and efficiently used for their intended purposes. According to him, the gesture will help enhance the academic performance of the school and urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items to update their academic skills. The Chief of the Bolgatanga Traditional Area, Naba Martin Abilba, who chaired the function, advised the students to take their studies seriously and not give up in life since education is the key to their total wellbeing.
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