By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu
Keta (VR,) May 15, GNA-A group of old students of Norlivime 1 Basic school in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region has exhibited their commitment to their alma-mater by renovating a six-unit classroom block, which was handed over to the school in a short ceremony.
The generous gesture, which worth thousands of cedis was aimed to provide better environment for students and teachers to promote teaching and learning in the school.
Mr Dzifa Kumordzi, a Member of the group who doubled as the constructor of the project, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said that the renovation which included roofing, windows and doors, electrification, painting, plastering, among others was to uplift the standard of the structure to aid better academic excellence.
“The project was estimated to be about GH₵700,000 and it took as approximately 2 and half months for completion,” he said.
He explained that the old students visited the school some months ago and were moved by the dilapidated state of the buildings which necessitated the urgent attention to renovate the structures to promote effective teaching and learning.
He said further information gathered revealed that the school would often close during the rainy season due to leaking roofs, and it would take at least two weeks for the classrooms to dry before students could resume their studies.
“We can’t rely on government all the time for such works, and we hope with this nice structure, all the challenges encountered previously would be solved, we believed our future leaders can now feel comfortable and learn hard to become successful stakeholders.”
Mr Kumordzi commended both old students and other philanthropists that came together to contribute towards the renovation of the classrooms and described the collective effort as a strong commitment to supporting education in the community as well as providing conducive learning environment for students.
He thanked individuals such Mr Moise Atsu Pomaney, Mr Kwasi Tagbor, Dr Michael Ashigbi, Professor Livingston Kumassah, Mr Oliver Droefenu, Mr Christian Kwadzo Adedze, Dr William
Essilfie, Dr Alexander Asamoah and others for their various support for the successful completion of the project.
Mr Gehald Avudzivi, the Director of the Keta Municipality Ghana Education Service (GES), who received the renovated classrooms on behalf of the school, expressed gratitude to the donors and encouraged others to emulate the gesture to promote education in the area and assured that the donations would be utilised to benefit all students, teachers, and the general public.
Madam Vera Salu, the Headmistress of the school, expressed excitement over the renovation of the classroom blocks which is expected to significantly improve the learning environment at Norlivime 1 Basic School and thanked the donors for the generosity.
She requested additional support which included desks and other essential facilities to further enhance the learning environment and appealed to other philanthropists, groups of people, and the government to help solve other pressing challenges.
Some parents the GNA interacted with during the commissioning exercise said that the initiative by the old students demonstrated their engagement with the community and their commitment to supporting education.
They said the efforts served as an example that would inspire others to emulate, and it is hoped that more individuals and organisations would come forward to support other schools within the municipality to enhance quality education delivery.
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