By Prince Acquah, GNA
Asebu (C/R), Sept 17, GNA-The City Life Church in Houston, USA has successfully renovated the Akonoma D/A Basic school in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Traditional Area of the Central region, giving the school a facelift and providing a more conducive learning environment.
The project, instigated by Prof Okatakyi Amenfi XII, the Paramount Chief of the Traditional Area, is aimed at enhancing quality education in the community.
The gesture formed part of activities marking the celebration of Prof Okatakyi Amenfi’s 25th anniversary aa paramount chief of the area.
Speaking at a brief ceremony to hand over the school to the community, Prof Okatakyi Amenfi noted that the school was in a terrible state which encumbered effective teaching and learning.
He described the transformation of the school as remarkable, and expressed gratitude to the church for the gesture as the children now had a beautiful environment to study in.
The lack of facilities has been a challenge over the years in the community which has produced numerous intellectuals.
“Teaching and learning demand quality infrastructure to enhance quality education and I am sure the people will be very interested in schooling now that the environment is conducive,” he said.
The paramount chief raised concerns about the poor maintenance culture in the country and pledged to ensure that the community took proper care of the facility.
“If there is any problem, it should be tackled before it deteriorates into a bigger issue,” he stressed.
Prof Okatakyi Amenfi revealed that he had established an education fund which was catering for many students at various levels annually and urged public support to cover more learners.
Mr Michael Pratt Myles, team leader of the City Life Church, underscored the importance of education, saying it was critical to successful living.
He, thus, expressed the church’s commitment to renovating and constructing more facilities to improve education, particularly in deprived communities.
“We really want to continue to develop our youth who are the next generation because they are our future,” Mr Myles, now the Development Chief of the Area with the stool name, Nana Odakrabo I, stressed.
He pledged to make provision for stationery like books and other educational resources for schools in the various communities to enhance education delivery.
Mr David Amano Tetteh, the Headmaster of the school, assured that the school would work with the Parent Teacher Association and the Schools Management Committee to ensure regular maintenance of the structure.
“We will also get a community watchdog to monitor the infrastructure from outside so that we don’t have people coming in to destroy it,” he added.
Mr Tetteh appealed for more desks and chairs, saying the ones available were inadequate and requested for the provision of Headmaster’s and staff bungalows to ease the accommodation challenges of the staff.
GNA
Edited by Alice Tettey /Kenneth Odeng Adade