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Two billion cedis capitation grant for
Nkoranza
Nkoranza (B/A), July 6, GNA- The Nkoranza District
Directorate of Education has received GH 200 million (two
billion cedis) in capitation grants since the scheme was
introduced to support schools in the district.
In a report read for him at a meeting of the social services
sub-committee of the district assembly, Mr. Agyemang-Badu,
District Director of Education, said heads of beneficiary
schools were admonished to utilize the funds on their
activities and programmes to enhance quality education.
He said school management committees and circuit supervisors
had also been empowered to ensure that the grants were
judiciously spent.
The district director said about 30 schools in the district
were benefiting from the school-feeding programme and that
there had been a significant increase in enrolment in the
beneficiary schools.
Mr. Agyemang-Badu announced that the Directorate, with
support from the district assembly, provided about 6,000
dual desks and 550 teacher's tables and chairs to primary
schools in the district.
A total of 1,110 mono desks have also been manufactured for
distribution to Junior Secondary Schools, he added.
The District Director said the directorate had been
organizing in-service training courses for teachers and
would organize courses on basic hygiene and nutrition for
matrons and other non-teaching staff in beneficiary schools
of the feeding programme.
Mr. Agyemang-Badu complained of the lack of residential
accommodation for teachers in deprived areas, especially
settler farming communities and appealed to the district
assembly to help solve the problem.
He disclosed that about 160 teachers would receive bicycles
and gas cookers as incentives to motivate them to redouble
their efforts to enhance quality education in the
communities.
Mr. Benjamin Adu-Sarfo, chairman of the committee, urged
unit committees to curb the habit of school children
attending video shows, concerts and funerals.
He advised parents to ensure that their children studied
after school hours and to provide their basic school needs
to complement government efforts.
Mr. Adu-Sarfo entreated parents to pay regular visits to
their wards schools to interact with the teachers to know
their children's performance and to assist in addressing
their peculiar problems.
GNA
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