The West Akyem Co-Operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union known as Cocoa Life has commissioned a six-unit classroom block, staff common room and ICT lab for the Takorase DA Primary School in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region.
This was after the community made an appeal to the Union to come to their aid due to the deplorable nature of the school which was serving as a death trap for the pupils.
Takorase DA Primary School, since its establishment in 1955 with two classrooms and a bamboo structure, has not seen any renovation. This has rendered the school in a deplorable state with the classrooms serving as a death trap for the pupils.
A portion of the school roof has ripped-off, with the classrooms full of dust. These dilapidated two classrooms and the bamboo structure had accommodated pupils from Kindergarten to Primary Six.
Teaching and learning also come to a halt whenever there is a sign of rainfall. Meanwhile, there is a three-unit classroom block that is accommodating Junior High School pupils.
This challenge affecting teaching and learning in the primary school with teachers declining posting to the school, prompted the community to appeal to Cocoa Life to come to their aid.
The Union, considering the appeal of the community, has constructed, commissioned and handed-over a six-unit classroom block, a staff common room, sanitary facility and ICT Lab to the school.
The President of the Union, Bennett Kwasi Adu, hinted that education plays a critical role in shaping the future thereby transforming the way of thinking, handling of issues, the way one communicates and interacts with the other, hence the need to provide a conducive environment for the young ones to acquire education.
He reiterated that the facility will help provide a platform for the pupils to develop problem-solving skills and foster innovations and creativity.
The Head teacher of the School, Anthony Sowah while commending Cocoa Life for the gesture, reiterated that the facility has brought a sigh of relief to them as teachers which will help promote teaching and learning in the school.
He noted that the school with over two hundred population in the primary school in addition to the JHS, has only five teachers. While appealing for teachers to be posted to the school, he also appealed for computers to compliment what they have to enhance effective teaching and learning of ICT.
The Upper West Akim Deputy District Director of Education, Frank Asiamah commended Cocoa Life for coming to the aid of the school.
He noted that most teachers declined posting to the school, however, with the new facility, teachers will be eager to receive posting the school to address the teachers’ deficit in the school.
The Nkosuohene of the Takorase Community, Nana Kojo Armah while commending Cocoa life for the gesture also appealed to the government, philanthropists and benevolent organizations to help establish a health facility in the community to enable them access healthcare.
The community, as a way of appreciation to Union for the gesture, donated a cow to the Union.
