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Some 140 brilliant but
needy pupils of the Ave-Dakpa D/A Basic School in the Akatsi-North district of
the Volta region have been presented with school bags from the nation’s leading
telecommunication network, MTN-Ghana, as part of its annual ‘21 days of Y’ello care’
programme.
The programme which is an employee
volunteer initiative and held in June every year provided MTN Staff at the Ho office
the opportunity to mentor the pupils and interact with their teachers on
Thursday.
David Woasey, Volta
regional leader of team MTN, said investing in education was a top priority for
the leading telecom operator, hence this year's theme 'Investing in Education
for All.
He commended the teachers
for their relentless effort in shaping the future of the children and advised
the pupils be disciplined and be serious with their books, stressing that “your
book is your future.. So take your studies seriously”.
The bags which were made from
recycled flexi MTN souvenirs by MTN-Ghana employees, have apartments for books,
mathematical sets and other learning materials pupils may need at school.
The Headteacher of the
Ave-Dakpa D/A Basic School, Mr. Korto Abeilekpor, described the gesture as a
‘great feeling’ and a morale boaster for the children, because “some pupils do
not even have rubber bags for their books.”
An elated primary six pupil
and a beneficiary, Kporvi Janet said the bag will help her properly safeguard
her books especially in this raining season. “Now the rain will no longer wet
my books and they can last long”.
