THE World Vision International (WVI), a Christian non-governmental organisation (NGO), is undertaking $8-million development projects in the Twifo-Hemang-Lower Denkyira District.
The projects, which began in 1994 and expected to be completed in 2011, include the construction of five nursery schools, 10 primary schools, two junior high schools, two hostels, two teachers’ quarters, three libraries and nine public places of convenience.
Thirteen existing schools have also been rehabilitated under the development programme.
Other ongoing projects include five water harvesting facilities and five public places of convenience.
Inaugurating the GH¢207,000 girls’ hostel for the Jukwa Senior High School, which is one of the completed projects in the district, the Area Manager of WVI, Mr Harry Addor, said World Vision-Germany funded the 300-capacity project.
According to him, 3,600 schoolchildren from 23 communities had been offered scholarships by German sponsors.
Mr Addor said the organisation had organised training programmes for a number of teachers and also provided incentive packages for those in the rural communities.
He said many schools in the area had also been provided with teaching and learning materials.
The Headmistress of the Jukwa Senior High, Ms Regina Amam, commended the NGO for the support, stressing that the hostel would go a long way to help solve the accommodation problem of girls in the school.
The District Chief Executive for Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira, Mr Yaw Agyeibi-Kessie, expressed the hope that activities of the WVI would be extended to other communities in the district.
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