POVERTY CONCERN GHANA DONATES TO SCHOOLS IN N/R

Poverty Concern Ghana, a not for profit making organization that exist to ensure that poverty among the less fortunate becomes a thing of the past, has donated educational materials to some selected schools in the Northern Region.

The items included 138 writing desks, 418 chairs, 23 computers and their accessories and other valuables meant to enhance effective teaching and learning in the beneficiary
schools.

The beneficiary schools are Tolon Senior High School, Almakthoum Senior High School in Tamale, Bagabaga Nursery and Junior High Schools, Sandabbi International School, Girls Growth and Development as well as Kugafong Mangsongsim group.

Making the presentation, Abdul-Razak Abdulai, Chief Executive Officer of Poverty Concern Ghana said the donation was meant to provide assistance to such schools which are classified as less endowed schools and lacked behind in the area of Information Communication Technology (ICT).

“As part of our objectives Poverty Concern Ghana is committed to supporting deprived schools in the Northern Region with classroom furniture and computers as our widows might to help produce quality graduates for the highly competitive job market” he stressed.

Mr. Abdul-Razak expressed his organization’s desire to equip the computer laboratories of deprived schools in the area with the needed equipment provided the donation would be put to good use.

According to him, Poverty Concern Ghana in partnership with organizations such as MakeIt4Africa, Scotland Council for Voluntary Organization, Coquet High School among others had mobilized more educational materials to support less endowed educational institutions in the region.

He however mentioned the high import duties at Ghana’ Ports as one of the major challenges confronting the process of bringing down the materials.

Mr. Abdul-Razak thus passionately appealed to government to award tax exemptions to individuals and groups who import learning materials to support education in the country.

Madam Nafisa Dauda, Tolon/Kumbungu District Director of the Ghana Education Service thanked Poverty Concern Ghana for the gesture and promised that the items would be put to good use.