21 DEPRIVED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN TANO SOUTH RECEIVE LEARNING MATERIALS

The District Chief Executive for Tano South in the Brong- Ahafo Region,Hon Bukari Zakari Anaba has presented 2,916 Uniforms,1,465 Note one Books,267 Mathematical Books,2,767 Writing Books,142 Boxes of Biscuit,3,210 Cup and 4,820 of Toffees to 21 deprive community schools in the district.
The communities are Monta, Owen Nkwanta, Bronsankro, Adomakokrom, Bechem Nkwanta, kwasu Nyinasua, Bechem Islamic, Ohiaminguase, Mawaninso, Achiase, Krobo, Nyamebeye, Asuboi, Tweapease, Subriso,Tuagyankrom, Adaa, Nsuta, Ayeasuano, Kofi Ntamkrom and Derma Nkwekyire.
The DCE did the presentation at my fist day in school in the various communities.Hon Bukari Zakari in his address said, the president Professor Mills in 2008 campaign, promise Ghanaians that, if the good people of Ghana vote for him as the president of the nation, he will provide free exercise books and uniforms to deprive schools in the country and the president has been able to fulfill his promise so he needs recommendation headed.
Hon Bukari said, provision of quality education in the country is in the heart of the NDC government and said the government is committed to provide all the necessary logistics to improve quality education in the country, by constructing new class room block to stop school under trees, providing free uniforms and books to pupils, providing educational facilities and infrastructures and by giving more incentives to teachers who accept posting to rural areas.
The DCE commended president Mills for remembering the pupils of tano south district. Hon Bukari Zakari Anaba urged the pupils in the various communities to learn hard for their own benefit and the benefit of the nation.
He appeals to the various headmasters to distribute the items to the pupils to improve quality education in the district. The DCE cut sod for construction work on a 6 unit class room block for the pupils of Tuagyankrom primary school, The cost of the project is GH¢145,948.55 and it is expected to be complete in 8 months.

WORK ON ICT TRAINING CENTRE AT TECHIMANTIA BEGINS

The state of the project at Techimantia as at 23rd December, 2010. The contractor Mr. E.K. Asante promise to finish before the schedule time.

Work on the construction of a GH¢36,500 Information Communication and Technology Training Centre (ICT) building at Techimantia in the Tano South District has begun.

The centre a brain child of a UNDP, Ministry of Communication and MTN collaboration, when completed would help train the youth of Techimantia and its environs in ICT programmes.

According to the contractor working on the project, Mr. E K Asante of PHIL-TECK Company Ltd work on the project is scheduled to be completed in two (2) months time.

He said that the needed funds for mobilization had been made available for the start of work and prayed the remaining funds would be released on time for them to meet the scheduled time for the completion of work on the project.

The Chief of Techimantia Nana Oti Ampen who released the land for the project commended MTN, UNDP and the Ministry of Communication for siting the centre at Techimantia and promised his Traditional council’s readiness to help the contractor to complete the project on time.

Nana called on the youth of Techimantia to reciprocate this kind gesture of having had the opportunity to have the centre sited in their area to enroll in their numbers at the centre when the work on the project is completed and classes begin so that they would also be abreast with current trends in Information Communication and Technology.