Gomoa-Nkoransa (C/R), Sept. 13, GNA - The Chiefs and the people of Gomoa Nkoransa in the Central Region have launched a 50 million-cedi "Educational Fund" to support needy but brilliant students in the town to pursue their secondary and tertiary education.
Mr Appiah-Buamah, Managing Director (MD) of B.J. Farms and Processing Company Limited, who performed the launching, said the Government had made it clear that it would support any town or village that would show keen interest in the education of its citizens.
The launching of the fund formed part of activities marking the weeklong celebration of the Annual Akwambo Festival of the area. He stated that the Fund would cover students, whose parents were poor and could not support them to pursue their education.
Mr Appiah-Boamah said the people could come out from abject poverty only when they ensured that their children, especially girls, were educated to improve their living standards.
He called on the well-to do citizens of the town to contribute positively towards the implementation and realization of the objectives of the Fund.
He personally donated five million cedis to the Fund and called on companies and corporate bodies in the country to contribute to it. Mr Appiah-Buamah appealed to parents in the town to cater for their children's education and not to rely solely on the Fund since it was only meant to assist them.
Mr Joseph Opoku, Area Manager of Daiby Cocoa Buying Company at Bogoso in the Western Region, said he and Mr Appiah-Buamah had spent 15 million cedis for the construction of a modern toilet facility for the citizens of Gomoa-Nkoransa.
He said citizens of the area resident outside were being levied 20,000 cedis a male and 10,000 cedis a female while local residents paid 10,000 cedis a male and 5,000 cedis a female to support development projects
Mr Opoku appealed to the citizens to support the development of Gomoa-Nkoransa.
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