Have MA Primary School benefits from books, stationery

Over 200 pupils of the Have Fiakpokorpe and Sremanu communities in the Volta Region last Saturday were beneficiaries of over 3,000 educational materials, stationery and food items. 

The materials, donated by the Career Compass Gh Foundation, in collaboration with the Nurture-Up Legacy Foundation, EmpowerEdge Hub and GO Foundation included GES-approved History and RME textbooks for Basic One to Six, exercise books, mathematical sets, graph books, pens, pencils, erasers, crayons, sanitary pads, shoes, biscuits and soft drinks.

Goal

At the event, the convener of Career Compass, Dickson Assan, said the goal of the exercise was to support the education and future of the children.

"Education is not just about books or classrooms, it is about the opportunity for all children from different backgrounds to be able to forge a path to achieve great feats,” he said.

Mr Asssan used his story of growing up in a farming community in the Ahafo Region and walking long distances to attend school to encourage the pupils to stay focused and work towards their goals, encouraging them that they could succeed through hard work and dedication.

Mr Asssan urged parents and teachers to support the children’s education, noting that education could help children in rural areas, access opportunities in professions such as law, medicine and teaching.

He thanked all collaborators and donors, including Dr Khadija Iddrisu of EmpowerEdge Hub, Dr Rhoda Afriyie Mensah of Nurture-Up Legacy Foundation and Seyram Aku Amakpah-Azasu of Volta Ambassador.

Mr Assan also showed appreciation to individuals, friends from LinkedIn and the entire team for making the donation possible while calling on parents, teachers and community members to work together to create an environment that supports children’s education.

The Chief of the community, Togbui Fiakpo III, thanked the team for the support, promising to put it to good use.

Challenges in schools

The Head teacher of the school, Matthew Yaw Nyatuame, thanked the team, noting that the donation would help address the lack of learning materials in the school.

He mentioned that students often struggled due to a shortage of exercise books, pens and desks.