Pusu-Namongo JHS takes delivery of classroom furniture

10-06-14       

Chief of Pusu -Namongo (Left) DCE for Talensi, Mr  Awunnore (Right)

The uncompleted ICT Lab

The Pusu-Namongo Junior High School has taken delivery of 40 dual desks with chairs and tables for the teachers to help facilitate effective teaching and learning. The classroom furniture was made possible through the efforts of the chief and people of the area and the Talensi District Assembly. At a ceremony held at the school’s premises at Pusu-Namongo, the head teacher, David Volmeng Nansong, said the school since its inception two years ago had been battling with inadequate infrastructure; therefore the provision of the furniture will go a long way to improve its infrastructure deficit.  He thanked the assembly and the chief for the area, Naab Zambul Kumbelimsaa, for their support and appealed to corporate institutions and NGOs to come to the aid of the school. Naab Kumbelimsaa, was grateful to the assembly for heeding to their request. He said the community has taken ownership of the school and will assist in any way possible to address its academic and infrastructural challenges. He announced that the school’s computer laboratory is under construction is expected to be completed by next year. The District Director of Education, Joachim Farrah who handed over the furniture to the school said the Ghana Education Service is pleased with the effort of the community and urged members to complement the effort of government by working to harness additional resources to undertake other projects for the school and the community. Mr Farrah used the platform to advised teachers to eschew lateness and absenteeism to enhance academic performance. The Talensi DCE, Edward Awunnore, was grateful to the community for demonstrating its commitment to education in the area. He pledged to furnish the school’s computer laboratory when completed.  Mr Awunnore disclosed  that the assembly’s composite budget for 2014 makes adequate provision for classroom furniture, construction of 3-unit classroom blocks, boreholes and rehabilitation of existing dams. He pledged the community will benefit from the provisions made.

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