Fiapre (B/A) Feb. 16,GNA - A classroom block at the Fiapre Methodist=

Primary and Junior High School in the Sunyani municipality built to take 44 currently accommodates 90 students during classes hours. The situation has created congestion and hindering effective teachin= g and learning since students have to sit in pairs to learn, Mr. Stephen Asante, Headmaster, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview on Monday.

Mr. Asante said the school which had student population of 900 but d= id not have places of convenience and a source of potable water. He said some children defecate on the school compound which posed a serious threat to the life of students and pupils and appealed to NGOs, philanthropists and spirited individuals and organisations to come to the=

aid of the school.

Meanwhile, The Australian Embassy has given a grant of GHC 13,776,00= 0 to the African Media Aid/Global Media Foundation, a Sunyani based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) to construct a two unit block and renovate four unit classroom blocks for the school. Mr. Raphael Godlove Ahenu, Chief Executive Officer of the NGO, told the school improvement programme.

He said 25 basic schools in deprived areas were expected to benefit from the programme which comprised community libraries, Information Communication Centres as well as provided scholarships for at least 500 students. Mrs. Lovelace Kpogo, project coordinator, said schools in remote communities would also benefit from the project and expressed the hope th= at contractors on the project would "speed up" to finish on time.