The concept of Girls Model Junior High Schools which was mooted in 2016 across the country has received another boost, as a three unit classroom block with its ancillary facilities was commissioned and handed over by Action Aid Ghana to the District Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), at Pusiga, Bawku in the Upper East Region.
The Three Unit Classroom Block fully furnished, with a library stocked with books was constructed by Action Aid Ghana at a total cost of Two hundred and thirty-seven thousand Ghana cedis (GHC 237.000).
It has a mechanized borehole with 1000 liters capacity water tank mounted, a Urinal and six setter place of convenient and a changing room with sanitary pads for the girls.
In an interview with Radio Ghana, the Program Manager Alhassna Sule indicated that, Action Aid believes that when the girl child is empowered, the whole society stands to gain hence, in all their educational interventions girls are given much attention to see how best they can be supported to overcome the few challenges they encounter as a results of the patriarchal society.
He stated further that, anything that will hinder girls’ education from attaining greater heights in their future, have always been Action Aid concern.
In her welcome address, the Headmistress of the school Madam Monica Mbatiig Poanaba said, Pusiga Girls Model JHS was established in 2016, with three teachers and six students along three other model schools, Binduri, Nabdam and Fumbisi Girls Model schools in the Upper East Region, with thirty pieces of mono desk from the Ghana Education Service (GES).
She added that the current student population stands at sixty (60) with nine teachers made up of four females and five males.
Mbatiig commended citizens of Pusiga in America, through the District Assembly donated one hundred (100) pieces of dual desk to the school.
She however, lauded the efforts of Parents for assisting the school with teaching and learning materials.
The Headmistress emphasized that, Pusiga Girls Model School’s vision is to empower the girl child to become positive, creative, innovative and inspirational leaders in future, through hard work and determination in a secure environment.
The mission is to promote a culture of equal rights for educational excellence within a caring and secure environment with the values of discipline, mutual care respect for all levels in society.
She was grateful to the Chief of Pusiga Naba Ayumah Aquak Ibrahim for the release of land for the construction of the school.
A representative who spoke on behalf of the Pusiga Chief Azorang Alentis thanked Action Aid Ghana for their kind gesture and urged all stakeholders to ensure that the facility is taken proper care of, to serve its purpose efficiently.
The District Director of Education Pusiga Lydia Issaka charge the students to take their studies seriously as the enabling environment is provided, to become the prominent personalities of the future.
She stated that women constituted the majority and has a lot of talents to offer for the development of mother Ghana.
A sod was later cut jointly by the District Chief Executive of Puisge, Zubero Abdulai and the District Director of Education to officially commission and handover the facility.
Story by: Emmanuel Akayeti
