The donation was in support of teaching and learning, following a fire incident that consumed the almost 30-year-old school’s multi-purpose assembly hall, destroying school furniture and food items meant for the upkeep of the students.

The fire incident occurred on March 10, this year, affecting over 1,200 students, teachers and administrative staff. 

Education

Presenting the items to the school, the Northern Regional Operations Manager of WVG, Francis Gumah, said the Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation had an interest in the development and promotion of quality education and poverty eradication.

He said quality education was essential for transforming children’s lives and preparing them for a better future.

“For sustainable national development and accountable leadership, children’s access to life skills and moral education must be accorded the needed attention.

“Education should not only be about writing and speaking the English language; it should also provide children with a solid foundation for critical thinking that enables them to solve the developmental problems confronting society,” he said.

Support

Mr Gumah said it was when the organisation heard about the fire incident that engulfed and razed down the multiple-purpose assembly hall of the school that it decided to step in and provide some relief to the school.

“We hope this will contribute to improving teaching, learning and the general academic performance of the school's students,” he said.

Mr Gumah said since the WVG started working in the district, it had presented 960 dual desks to 10 schools, donated 120 bicycles to pupils who walked long distances to school, donated 600 school bags, 5,000 exercise books and some play-to-learn equipment to over 1,900 school children in the district alone.

He assured the leadership of the district of World Vision’s commitment to contribute to the development of the district through education, health, livelihood, child protection and economic empowerment of women.

The Wa West District Chief Executive, Vida Diorotey, who received the items on behalf of the school, was grateful to WVG for the support which she said would go a long way to ease some of the challenges facing the school.

The Wa West District Director of Education, Amatus D. Tug-uu, described the donation as a welcome relief to the district, as the management was thinking about the arrangements for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

He said with the donation of the mono desks, some of the challenges of the upcoming WASSCE had been overcome and expressed his gratitude to WVG for the support.