23/09/2014
The World Vision Ghana, which is an International Non-Governmental Organization, with the sole aim of ensuring that every child attains their highest dreams in life, without no recourse for any impediments in the pursuit of their developments, presented Science teachings and learning materials, to some selected schools in the West-Gonja District, in Damango, in the Northern Region.

Presenting the items the West Gonja District Director of World Vision, Mr Paul Azeka Asia, intimated that his outfit has taken upon itself to fight poverty and to also promote sustainable transformational development in the region and the country at large through quality educational support programs.

Mr Asia, hinted that in 2013, World Vision conducted a survey in the West Gonja District and it was revealed that only 32 per -cent of the children who have completed primary 6 in the District are able to read with comprehension while bemoaning that the performance level falls below the National average of 35.3 per-cent, hence forms part of their quest to support the District in its educational drive.

He implored the education directorate in the District to ensure that the materials are adequately maintained and used for the intended purposes.

Receiving the items, The District Chief Executive (DCE) for West Gonja District, Honourable Ali Bakari Kassim, emphasised that World Vision is instituting a vision fund that would improve on the lot of the residents in his area.

Hon, Kassim, said they are intending to sink in 25 bore holes within the district. This gesture according him would reduce the time spent by households in accessing portable drinking water.

He remarked that the laudable initiatives World Vision is championing in many diverse ways to his people is unmatched with any other Non- Governmental Organization in the District and as such needs to be commended.

The Human Resource Manager for West Gonja District Directorate of Education, Mr. Robert Sulemana Kewurah, further commended World Vision for their unwavering contributions towards educational support in the district.

Meanwhile, the educational materials are estimated at a cost of 156,000 US dollars comprising the followings, Plastic Containers, Tape Measures, Flash Light, and Food Colouring among others to support Science educational development in the basic educational level.

In a related development the DCE, for West Gonja District, Hon Ali Bakari Kassim, also took the rare opportunity to inspect some on-going infrastructural projects under his district, the projects are catalogued as follows, at Kanbampe, a completed clinic and nurses quarters, was handed over to him by the Chinese construction firm, as part of the auxiliary road construction component.

At Larebanga, there was also another handing over ceremony of a completed clinic and Nurses quarters that would serve the inhabitants under its enclave.

The communities which have also received their fair of a “better Ghana agenda” in the west Gonja District are outlined as follows, Bunyanto, Kojo Kura, Jono kpento, Grupe, Kadelpe, Busunu and the rest are Magnore, Murugu, Sumpiini and Lagatare which are all in the educational and health care infrastructural project.

When ISD, interviewed the DCE, about his general impression on the pace of development in his area.

He said, he was pleased with the progress of work so far, stressing that these are all indications of the better Ghana agenda which is bearing fruit to his people.
By Alhassan Abubakar Sadik- ISD- Reporter, in Tamale-Email sadika64@yahoo.com





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