A 20-year-old teenager from Australia, Barbara Anna Beck has through education extended her support to the people of Asempaneye, a suburb of Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region.
The gesture of the Australian who doubles as a philanthropist comes after commissioning a newly built fully funded edifice that will serve as a classroom block for Junior High School (JHS) students.
The commissioning of the facility to house students of JHS One and Two took place at Asempaneye, a suburb of Tinkong was joined by the Mawerehene of the area, Osuodumgya Yaw Gyebaah, Akuapem North MCE, Berima Sarpong Asiedu-Larbi, the School Management among other dignitaries.
In 2022, the project donor on a tour of Ghana came across the plight of Asempaneye residents where their only primary school established in the 1970s has no JHS block thus children who complete basic school level are compelled to walk far distances to enable them access JHS education.
Barbara Anna Beck was thus touched by the situation and decided to construct a JHS block for the people with a fully furnished library and headmaster’s office to enhance teaching and learning in the area.
Speaking at a brief ceremony during the commissioning, the 20-year-old Australian philanthropist expressed her excitement over the development, adding that the burden of the residents most particularly school children is now considered a thing of the past.
According to her, education has become key and significant to humanity, therefore, it requires the provision of quality education to all and sundry.
“Education is one important aspect of human rights and responsibilities for everyone to be able to learn how to read and write,” Babara Anna opined.
She noted that putting up this JHS edifice for the people of Asempaneye to help improve the education in the community is dear to her.
The Headmistress of the Asempaneye Basic School, Ruby Esinam Glova on behalf of the school management showed her appreciation to the donor and her team for the kind gesture.
She appealed to the government, philanthropists, and individuals to come to their aid by following the footsteps of Babara Anna to construct a building to serve as the JHS 3 block.
Madam Esinam Glova who took over the school with a population of 32 in September 2013 was happy that her efforts and sacrifices made to ensure the growth of the school have finally paid off since the current rise in enrollment is a testament.
Among her efforts and gestures included providing learning materials such as books, pencils, pens, erasers, uniforms, sandals, and food for needy students just to create an atmosphere of punctuality.
On his part, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Berima Awuah Sarpong Asiedu-Larbi pleaded with parents in Asempaneye and its environment to take a keen interest in their wards’ education by providing them all the needed educational materials to bolster their level of acquiring knowledge for a better future.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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