NGO donates books to shama district
Grace Community Outreach (GCO), a non-governmental organisation, has donated books worth GH¢480,000 to 10 community libraries in the Shama District in the Western Region.
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The 800 boxes of books will be distributed to eight GCO-established community libraries, which include those at Yabiw, Inchaban, Esoko Essaman, Konfeku, Dwomo, Ituma, Nyankrom and Nkwanta-Kesse, and two others in the Shama and Aboadze communities.
The books cover study areas such as Religion, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), History, Science, and Literature, as well as motivational and inspirational books from bestselling American authors.
Speaking at an event to officially hand over the books to the district assembly, the Country Director of GCO, Reverend Stephen K. Fosu, said the purpose of donating the books was to provide the communities with reading material that could enhance their education.
He said GCO had established eight libraries in the district and that plans were underway to establish 10 more libraries in the other communities in the district.
He expressed his gratitude to the management of Lower Pra Rural Bank for paying for the clearance of the books from the port.
In his speech, the Chairman of the Board Of Directors of Lower Pra Rural Bank, Mr Nathaniel Arthur, said the bank was happy to play a role in the successful donation of books to the communities.
He said the bank treated the payment for the clearance of the books as part of its corporate social responsibility which is aimed at improving the lives of the people in the communities within which the bank operates.
Speaking on the benefits of reading, the board chairman said it had been established that knowledgeable people read a lot and that reading was an activity that helped one to get information.
Receiving the books on behalf of the district, the District Chief Executive of Shama, Mr Enoch Kodjoe Appiah, expressed his gratitude to GCO and Lower Pra Rural Bank for their collaborative effort and gave an assurance that the books would be put to good use.
Grace Community Outreach is a Ghanaian-based non-governmental organisation that is committed to improving the standard of education and Christian teachings in communities in the country.