Rotary Club Achimota builds classroom for Fiakonya, Monday, October 4, 2010, pg 46

 The President of the Rotary Club Achimota , Nana Odeneho Kyeremanten inspecting the project  while other Rotarians look on.



THE Rotary Club of Achimota-Accra is constructing a three-classroom block for the inhabitants of Fiakonya near Dodowa in the Dangme West District of the Greater-Accra Region.

The project, which is estimated to cost GH¢100, 000, will also involve the construction of other facilities such as  a library, a staff common room and a storeroom.

Expected to be completed by the end of this year, the building will serve more than 14 satellite communities in the area.

Funding for the project was raised through contributions from members of the club and corporate institutions.

The President of the Rotary Club Achimota , Nana Odeneho Kyeremanten, told  to the Daily Graphic at the project site that the club was touched by the plight of the people in the area, especially concerning access to adequate classrooms, to undertake the project.

“They appealed to us and after coming to the area, we realised that, indeed, they were in dire need.”
He pledged the club’s commitment to improving the lives of people in the deprived community saying, “in Rotary, we place service and voluntarism above everything.”

Earlier, Odeneho Kyeremanten appealed to members of the community to help complete the project early, stressing that “even when we are not around, you can continue with the construction.”

“We do not want to do it all alone without the involvement of the community. We want you to feel that the project is yours, hence the need to be part of its completion so that at the end, you will be able to take good care of it,” he told community leaders at the project site.

The Chief of Fiakonya, Nene Narteh Agbolosu III, expressed appreciation to Rotary for the initiative and stated that the project would  help reduce pressure on the existing school facility.

He pledged that the community would provide  communal labour to help complete the project on time.
Other projects undertaken by the Rotary Club of Achimota-Accra include a clinic for the Samsam community near Nsawam, an ear impairment centre at the Achimota School, and a yet-to-be-started shelter for street children and victims of domestic violence.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Need an Auto Loan? Monday, April 2, 2012, pg 20

KOJO  wakes up at 3 a.m. everyday to avoid being caught up in the long queue at the lorry park and he wished this could be over soon. Ama is always late for work. Her excuse? Besides having to take care of her family’s needs every morning, she lives too far away from her work place and its hellish getting a car to the office. Michael has tons of bills to pay monthly, yet he is tired of boarding trotros and taxis to the office.. He has lost several important documents and even money on some occasions in the unreliable public transport. In all the above scenarios, the characters will certainly welcome their own cars; if they can afford one. But what if the costs of the cars are beyond them?  Well! That is why the banks and other financial institutions are available to help. But it is not that simple. As the demand for cars increase, some banks have developed loans mainly for the purchase of cars. So bingo! Auto loans are the answer. But who qualifies for an auto loan? Every...
Read more

Spiritual healers, men of God take over billboards, Monday, September 17, 2012, pg 32

Image
SPIRITUAL healers have virtually taken over space of billboards across the country. This new trend is gradually overshadowing billboards of businesses, which used to be their preserve. From domineering larger-than-life structures through to miniature signposts, the traditional priests and priestesses, mallams and other traditional healers are competing for space with churches and the business community. Billboards advertising churches and shrines are on the increase along highways across the country, sometimes obstructing pedestrians and motorists alike. Advertisers Association of Ghana (AAG) figures estimate the minimum cost of producing a billboard at GH¢3,000 while the most priced is GH¢80,000. Proof that religion is a booming business in Ghana can be found in the increasing number of signposts and billboards advertising temples, churches and shrines promising career success, wealth, status in society, good marriages and problem-free visa acquisition, as well as booming b...
Read more