Larteh-Akuapem (E/R), April 7, GNA- Members of the Larteh Association of the United Kingdom, on Sunday donated 11 computers and printers for use by school children in Larteh-Akuapem in the Eastern Region.

The equipment would be mounted at the computer library of Larteh Presbyterian Junior High School.

Mr Alfred K. Gyebi, immediate past president of the association, presented the items on behalf of members at Larteh-Akuapem. He said the gesture was to enable the children to acquire knowledge in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) so that they could compete in the global market. Osabarima Asiedu Okoo-Ababio, chief of Larteh, received the items on behalf of the children.

and urged them to acquire skills in ICT. Osabarima Okoo-Ababio called on the youth of Larteh to take advantage of financial support from the Agricultural Development Bank and enter into agriculture ventures such as snail rearing, bee keeping and grasscutter rearing to help raise their incomes and economic standards.

He urged the elders of the town to facilitate the acquisition of land by the youth for such projects. Osabarima Okoo-Ababio appealed to assembly members in the area to contact the traditional authorities whenever they wanted land for development projects.