Adankwame (Ashanti Region) 23 July '99

An industrialist, Mrs Awura Abena Pokuaa Aninakwah, has given 600 school uniforms for free distribution to pupils from poor homes in deprived areas of Ashanti.

The donation was made through Mr Kojo Yankah, the Regional Minister, when he inspected a kindergarten Mrs Aninakwah has established for the people of Adankwame, a farming community in the Atwima district on Wednesday.

Mrs Aninakwah, who is proprietress of Awura Abena Fashions in Kumasi, has employed a teacher for the school with 31 children who receive free meals and uniforms.

The Regional Minister expressed profound appreciation for "this wonderful gesture towards disadvantaged children."

Mr Yankah, accompanied by Mr Peter Yaw Mensah, Atwima District Chief Executive, also inspected a Disabled Training Centre being built by Mrs Aninakwah for the community.

Constructional works on a dormitory, an administration block, a clinic and classrooms for the centre are in progress. More than 200 million cedis had already been sunk into the project.

Mrs Aninakwah hoped the centre, which would offer vocational training for the physically disabled, would be ready for use early next year.