MTN Foundation gifts STEM Library to Wiamoase

The MTN Foundation has inaugurated an ICT library for the Wiamoase community in the  Ashanti Region as part of efforts to promote educational growth and development.

Estimated to cost more than GH¢746,000.00 the well-equipped Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) library, the first of its kind in the region, formed part of the foundation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

It has robotic equipment, laptops and desktops to support the STEM education of learners from the lower primary up to the secondary school level with comprehensive IT skills.  

Similar libraries have been inaugurated at Mamfe, Dansoman and Akim Oda.

Focus 

Handing over the facility at a ceremony, the head of the MTN Foundation, Robert Kuzoe, said the foundation was currently focusing on three key areas namely education, health and economic empowerment.

The objective, he said was to give Ghanaian students, particularly those in deprived areas, the same advantage as their peers in the urban areas.

The provision of the STEM library, he explained fitted into the company’s CSR focus.

Mr Kuzoe, therefore, encouraged the students to make the most of the facility. 

Appreciation

The Chief of Wiamoase, Nana Boakye Yiadom, commended MTN Foundation for the initiative and urged the students to embrace digital literacy and to make good use of the facility to learn digital skills.

He also called on the authorities to practice a good maintenance culture to ensure the longevity of the library.