Electrical dealers donate to School for the Deaf

The Ghana Electrical Dealers Association (GEDA) has presented assorted items worth GH¢60,000 to the Demonstration School for the Deaf at Mampong-Akuapem as part of its corporate social responsibility.

The items included foodstuffs, sanitary equipment, learning materials and electrical accessories.

The presentation followed a request by the school for support to help it meet the needs of the increasing number of students, who were about 440.

An executive member of the association, Mr Samuel Addo, told the Daily Graphic that the association deemed it fit to support the less privileged in society and pledged more support to the school in the coming years.

“As an association, we have the less privileged in society at heart and we will continue to provide support to the school,” Mr Addo added.

Appreciation

The Headmistress of the school, Mrs Trudy Akusika Segbefia, who received the items, said the donation would go a long way to support the school; and urged corporate organisations and individuals to come to the aid of the students who faced severe financial challenges.

“An educated deaf person is not only an asset to himself or herself but also to the society,” she said.

Infrastructural support

Mrs Segbefia called on the government to help improve the infrastructure in the school.

Making the appeal through the Daily Graphic, she explained that the school, for sometime now had been facing challenges such as inadequate classrooms and accommodation for students and staff.

With the increasing number of students, the headmistress appealed to the government to fast-track the construction of classroom blocks and dormitories for the school.

“Presently, our facilities have been over-stretched and we are appealing to the government and philanthropists to support the school with classrooms and dormitories,” she said.

Stop short-changing our students

The headmistress observed that due to the difficulty involved in accessing ‘white-collar jobs’ for its students after graduating, the school was providing intensive technical and vocational training for them.

However, she said, the school had been receiving consistent reports that some people who engaged the services of the students refused to pay them, a situation which, she stated, was inimical and must be stopped.