Techiman Methodist JHS building rehabilitated - • By Clemonic Company Ltd
CLEMONIC Company Limited, a hardware distribution company, with support from the Ghacem Cement Foundation, has renovated and handed over a six-unit classroom block to the Methodist Junior High School A at Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region.
At the handover ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Clemonic Company, Mr Clement Effah, said the gesture was to help improve the teaching and learning environment for teachers and pupils of the school.
Mr Effah noted that the state of the school prior to the renovation put the lives of the pupils and teachers at risk, hence the need to support by improving the infrastructure.
“This is where I attended basic school, together with my board of directors, and after all these years the building has become weak and needs renovation. Together with my four classmates who form the board of directors, we agreed to take up the project with support from the Ghacem Cement Foundation,” he explained.
Board chairman
The Chairman of Clemonic Board of Directors, Mr Stephen Kwarteng Yeboah, in his address, said the motivation to renovate the school was based on the challenges he and his colleagues faced when they were students of the school.
Mr Yeboah noted, “We the directors, together with him (Clement Effah), remember our humble beginnings. We had to study in a classroom without a roof for months in this school because the rains ripped it off our class five classroom in 1989.
“We, therefore, cannot see our younger brothers and sisters go through similar conditions and sit back unconcerned. Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.’ We only can be part of society when we make the conscious effort to give back to it.”
The board chairman further stated that as part of its award for the Second Best Distributor of Ghacem cement in the country and the Best Branded Outlet, Ghacem offered 1,000 bags of cement to Clemonic to use for a chosen social investment programme.
Mr Yeboah added that, “We decided to add three more classrooms after receiving the wonderful support from Ghacem Cement Foundation.”
Ghacem Foundation
Speaking on behalf of Ghacem Cement Foundation, the Commercial Director of Ghacem, Nana Philip Archer, expressed appreciation to Clemonic for embarking on the project.
He said Ghacem had contributed to building schools and hospitals across the country since 2002 when the foundation was established.
“Ghacem has contributed over GH¢16 million in support of schools and hospitals across the country since 2002,” added that, “we will continue to do this as part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR).”
The Kyidomhene of the Techiman Traditional Council, Nana Oyeadeeye Asa Akompanin, speaking on behalf of the Omanhene of Techiman Traditional Council, thanked Clemonic Limited and appealed to it to consider renovating the remaining classroom blocks.
Nana Akompanin further called on parents to ensure that their children were educated and encouraged teachers and management of the school to maintain the school building.