Automated Ghana Group supports Baatsona TWMA Primary School pupils
Twenty-one pupils of Baatsona TWMA Primary School in the Tema West Municipality have received termly levies, stationery, school bags, shoes and uniforms for the 2025/2026 academic year.
The gesture is being implemented by the Automation Ghana Group (TAGG), an industrial automation and engineering firm, through its subsidiary, Process and Plant Automation (PPA), which has set up a fund to support education.
Known as the Future Leaders Educational Fund (FLEF), the fund, which began with only 14 students, has, since its establishment 10 years ago, supported 70 brilliant, needy pupils from deprived homes by supporting them with tuition, learning materials, uniforms and mentorship opportunities in a bid to whip up their interest in science, technology and innovation.
The items were handed over to the beneficiaries at the company’s premises at Spintex last Thursday to mark the project’s 10th anniversary.
As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, TAGG has adopted a Kindergarten block of the Baatsona TWMA Primary School for renovation.
The project includes upgrading teaching and learning materials, installing ICT and audio-visual equipment and improving the classroom environment to better support early childhood education.
Commitment
The Chief Executive Officer of TAGG, Kweku Asmah, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to nurturing future leaders through education.
He explained that the initiative was born from the company's desire to address the high number of children who were out of school in the Baatsona community when the company first established its offices there.
"When we started, we saw many children loitering about during school hours.
We later found out that most of them were not in school because of financial constraints.
That inspired us to take action.
"We are seeing real results. Many of our beneficiaries are now in secondary schools, and a few have entered tertiary institutions.
That is the impact we hoped for," he said.
Mr Asmah explained that the Fund did more than pay school fees as it nurtured curiosity and critical thinking through practical exposure.
He said, through its Infinity Club, pupils are introduced to engineering and technology concepts to help them appreciate how mathematics and science apply in the real world.
"As an engineering company, everything we do is rooted in science and technology.
The Infinity Club allows the children to connect what they learn in class to what happens in the workplace.
During our career days, they visit our offices, interact with our engineers and see how automation, programming and design work in practice," he stated.
Gratitude
The Tema West Municipal Education Director, Isaac Macarthy Mensah, expressed gratitude to TAGG for its long-term investment in education, saying the initiative demonstrates how private sector leadership can complement government efforts in bridging educational inequality.
"You are not just educating these children; you are helping to build Ghana's human capital.
I want to urge the students to study hard and use this opportunity to become the problem-solvers our nation needs," he said.
A beneficiary of the project also expressed gratitude for the continued support from TAGG, saying the move had positively impacted her life, allowing her to concentrate on her studies.
