SOME needy pupils of the Tingoli Roman Catholic Primary School in the Tolon/Kumbungu district in the Northern Region, have been presented with learning materials to support them in their studies.
The items included exercise books, pens and pencils, school bags and uniforms and some candies.
A local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Rural Needy Family Empowerment Project (RNFEP), in collaboration with its partners, the TLGMI International Group of Missions, Ghana, donated the items to the beneficiaries in the deprived community.
The occasion was also used to formally inaugurate the RNFEP, whose main focus is to support and encourage non-schooling needy children through the provision of teaching and learning materials including food items.
According to the Group Director of Missions of the TLGMI, Apostle Alphonsus O. Azoji, the long-term goal of the project was to ensure that the children were not only motivated to attend school, but also did it on regular basis.
“This will ensure that they excel in their examinations at the end of the day to prepare them for greater achievements in future. We believe that investing in the welfare of children and their education represents an important investment any nation can make,’’ he added.
The Project Manager of the RNFEP, Mr Nurudeen A. Lansah described education in northern Ghana as a daunting task that needed the immediate intervention of all stakeholders.
He, however, stated that, the government and donor inputs would not by themselves produce quality education, but that, ‘‘the supervisory role, particularly of parents and communities were essential to ensure improved education.’’
The headmaster of the school, Mr Abdallah M. Alhassan who received the items on behalf of the beneficiaries, expressed appreciation to the benefactors for the gesture.
He further appealed to other individuals and organisations to also come to the aid of the school that is among the most deprived in the region.
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