By: Michael Kofi Kenetey
In order to improve upon access to quality education and educational resources in deprived communities, a non-governmental organization, Access To Basics, ATB, has donated over one thousand 500 exercise books to the Akwane Dobro Presby Basic School in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region.
Access to Basics is a grassroots non-profit organization that strives to eradicate poverty in deprived communities in Ghana, and other countries in Africa.
ATB also helps to fight against those cultural and social norms that discriminate against women and girls, through advocacy and policy influencing.
In an interview with the media during the donation, the Founder and Executive Director of the organization, Sarah Ntoh Ashu Davis, mentioned that their aim is to help reduce gender inequality, through promotion of access to quality education, reproductive, maternal and child health, women economic empowerment and livelihoods, including supporting persons with disabilities.
She reiterated that supporting children education is one of the major priorities of the organization adding that they believe it is education that can help transform and empower the lives of people.
She, therefore, called on parents, government agencies, philanthropists and benevolent organizations to take interest in supporting the less privileged in society especially in terms of their education.
Receiving the exercise books, the Headmistress of Akwane Dobro Presby Basic School, Doris Nortey thanked them for coming to the aid of the pupils and helping to ease the pressure confronting some parents in getting exercise books for their wards for the new academic year.
The Assembly Member for Akwane Dobro Electoral Area, Joseph Yaw Konnor, also showed his gratitude to Madam Ashu Davis, for extending the support towards the education of pupils in the Akwane Dobro community and also appealed to the organization to continuously offer such services to boost education and women empowerment in society.
A Rep from the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal Education Directorate, Joseph Twentor mentioned that it is always encouraging when NGOs like Access To Basics gives back to communities to help address socio-economic development issues in society adding that gestures of such nature builds fruitful partnership.
He advised the pupils that being afforded an opportunity to be in school is one of the greatest gifts that anyone can receive and it is therefore important for them to use the opportunity wisely to equip themselves with much knowledge as they can.
