TiGo donates to Sakumono schools
Arku Jasmine
Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of the Tigo mobile network, last Friday presented furniture to the Sakumono Tema Metropolitan Assembly 1 & 2 Basic schools.
The furniture comprised 60 tables and chairs for the junior high school 3 class, 60 dual desks for the JHS 1&2 classes, as well as eight executive tables and chairs for the teachers.
The donation, which formed part of the company’s corporate social responsibility, was in response to an appeal the school made for furniture a year ago.
Ms Irene Naa Torshie Addo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema West, said during the presentation that the gesture was timely, since, over the years, the school had been deprived.
She lauded the initiative of the company to help communities all over the country and encouraged it to do more.
The MP indicated that she had planned to build a library and a computer laboratory for the school and called on Millicom to fence the school, since the students and pupils were exposed to unfavourable conditions.
For her part, the headmistress, Ms Doris Obeng Boateng, recounted some of the challenges the school had been battling with since its inception in 1987.
She said it lacked adequate classrooms and that had compelled it to run a shift.
However, she said, with the provision of a new classroom block and the donation of the furniture by Millicom, the shift system had come to an end.
Ms Boateng also expressed happiness that indiscipline among the students, which was the result of the shift system, would also become a thing of the past.
“With the furniture, the school can begin the straight day system. This will curb indiscipline and improve academic performance,” she added.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of Millicom, Ms Deborah Tayo Akakpo, said the presentation was part of the company’s resolve to help “nurture the potential of Ghanaian youth”.
By Charles Andoh/Daily Graphic/Ghana
The furniture comprised 60 tables and chairs for the junior high school 3 class, 60 dual desks for the JHS 1&2 classes, as well as eight executive tables and chairs for the teachers.
The donation, which formed part of the company’s corporate social responsibility, was in response to an appeal the school made for furniture a year ago.
Ms Irene Naa Torshie Addo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema West, said during the presentation that the gesture was timely, since, over the years, the school had been deprived.
She lauded the initiative of the company to help communities all over the country and encouraged it to do more.
The MP indicated that she had planned to build a library and a computer laboratory for the school and called on Millicom to fence the school, since the students and pupils were exposed to unfavourable conditions.
For her part, the headmistress, Ms Doris Obeng Boateng, recounted some of the challenges the school had been battling with since its inception in 1987.
She said it lacked adequate classrooms and that had compelled it to run a shift.
However, she said, with the provision of a new classroom block and the donation of the furniture by Millicom, the shift system had come to an end.
Ms Boateng also expressed happiness that indiscipline among the students, which was the result of the shift system, would also become a thing of the past.
“With the furniture, the school can begin the straight day system. This will curb indiscipline and improve academic performance,” she added.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of Millicom, Ms Deborah Tayo Akakpo, said the presentation was part of the company’s resolve to help “nurture the potential of Ghanaian youth”.
By Charles Andoh/Daily Graphic/Ghana