Customs supports two special schools in Sekondi Takoradi
The two special schools in the twin-city of Sekondi/Takoradi continue to survive on the benevolence of the general public and corporate bodies, as feeding and administrative grants to the school continue to delay.
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The two head teachers of the Twin-City Special School and the Sekondi School for the Deaf, with a student population of about 500, said government support to the schools continued to be in arrears.
The two heads were speaking to the media after the staff of the Tema Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) responded to the two schools’ distress appeal to companies and the public for support and presented food items to them.
The donation, which also marked the anniversary celebration of the Marine Voices, a choir of the Customs Division, saw the presentation of 30 bags of rice, cooking oil and gari, as well as some cash to the two schools for the upkeep of the inmates.
Speaking on behalf of the group, Mr Emmanuel Ohene said the Customs Division was moved by the plight of the children after the media exposure and decided to come to the aid of the children.
He said it was obvious that the government could not do it all and had to be supported by corporate bodies and individuals.
Mr Ohene said the support was put together by various groups in the Customs Division as part of its social responsibility to those who needed help.
He said after visiting the two schools, it was really gratifying, realising that the support to the schools was really needed, saying, “it is important to see the smiles on the faces of the head teachers and the staff and even though it was not enough, we hope other companies will come and complement what we have done.”
Sekondi School for the Deaf
The head teacher of the School for the Deaf, Mr K. Nti Frimpong, commended the company for the donation and said that it would go a long way to help the school.
He said in most cases, authorities of the school had to ensure that the children were fed and educational materials provided irrespective of the fact that funds were not available.
Mr Frimpong said the government had the prime responsibility of providing for the inmates but it was always good to see other members of the society extending their hand of support to the children.
Twin-City Special School
Mrs Elizabeth Ameworwor said until the timely release of funds for the schools, the schools would continue to go begging to feed the children.
The two teachers used the opportunity to call for support from other members of the public and corporate bodies to help ensure that at least food was on the table of the unfortunate children.