SICLife Savings and Loans Company assist 25 needy schools with dual desks and exercise books

SICLife Savings and Loans Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of SICLife Company has launched the distribution of over five thousand exercise books and One hundred and 55 dual desks to 25 needy schools in selected districts of the Upper East Region. 

Beneficiary schools were drawn from the Talensi and Nabdam and Bawku West districts. Addressing a durbar at separate venues, the Managing Director of SICLife Savings and Loans, Richard Appietu, echoed his outfit’s readiness to alleviate the plight of deprived communities as a way of complimenting the effort of government. 

He said the company does not only exist to provide financial support to its valued customers but also take into consideration their total welbeing. 

Mr Appietu expressed the company’s commitment to extend its outreach programme to benefit more needy communities’ especially in deprived areas of Northern Ghana.

The SICLife Savings and Loans Company Limited is a non-banking financial institution that has been in operation since 2010 as a finance house until it was granted the charter last year to operate as a Savings and Loans. 

Since its existence, SICLife Savings and Loans has become a trailblazer in the provision of a wide range of products and services necessary to propel the sustainable growth of Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs. 

Due to its prudent and competent managerial output, the company was recently adjudged the fastest growing Savings and Loans Company for enterprise development in Ghana at the 2^nd West Africa SME Conference and International Awards of Excellence held in Accra. 

In line with its Corporate Social Responsibilities, the company has evolve its operational activities to assist needy communities especially in the area of health and education. 

The company believes that the responsibility to help communities does not solely rest on the shoulders of the central government but rather a shared responsibility that warrants the support of all and sundry. 

However, the provision of dual desks and exercise books was a clear demonstration of the company’s social mandate to give back to society while reaching out to more uninsured people. 

Management of SIC Life Savings and Loans Company were at Boya in the Bawku West District, where they presented 150 dual desks and 200 exercise books to the Boya-Kpasalko basic school to improve on its quality teaching and learning. 

The school with an intake of about 700 pupils is currently in a deplorable state as it lacks adequate classroom accommodation and furniture. 

The situation, has compelled students to sit on mats and on the bare floor to take lessons. 

At a durbar to officially hand over the items, the Managing Director of SICLife Savings and Loans, Richard Appietu, said the condition of the school requires urgent attention and appealed to other corporate bodies to assist in that regard.

Staff of SICLife Savings and Loans in a jubilant mood

Present at the durbar were dignitaries including revered chiefs and some management staff of the company. The MP, for the area, Cletus Avoka, the DCE for the area, Simon Agbango and officials from the district education directorate were also present to grace the occasion. 

Receiving the items on behalf of the school, Mr Avoka thanked the company for responding to the plea of the community and advice parents to support the school. 

He also challenged parents to prioritize their wards education since it is the best legacy they can bequeath them.

JHS students sit on mats to take lessons

Students taking lessons on bare floor

Meanwhile, Gbantango Primary and Junior High also in the Bawku West District received a number of exercise books. 

 The team later presented 1,500 exercise books to the Nabdam district Assembly for onward distribution to five beneficiary schools. Eight schools the Talensi District also took delivery of 1,700 exercise books. 

The books were received on behalf of the schools by the DCE, Edward Awunnore at a durbar held at the premises of St Thomas Acquinas Primary school. 

 Schools in Sawaliga, Dakutu, Goriko, and Baapelug primary and kindergarten are earmarked to benefit from the gesture. Mr Awunnore was grateful to the team and appealed for additional support. 

GBC