Old students must support government to transform the education sector - BLFI

Executives and Trustees of the Bleoo Legacy Fundraising Initiative (BLFI) have called on various alumni associations and old students to do more to support their alma maters by way of strategic long-term investments as a means of supporting the government's efforts in the education sector.

Members of the group made this known when they presented a cheque for GH¢10,000 to the Accra Academy Endowment fund at a ceremony held at Accra Academy on Thursday.

The donation which is interest accrued from its strategic financial investments is in support of Accra Academy’s Staff Flat project which is aimed at providing the needed accommodation to house teachers on campus.

Members of the group in attendance were Mr. Laud Senanu, Rebecca Yeboah, Clemence Brempong-Anku, and Simon Ontoyin.

The donation was received on behalf of the Endowment fund by Nii Abbey-Ashong. The ceremony also featured speeches from the alumni president and school management.

The BLFI is a group of old students of Accra Academy (Bleoobii) and sympathizers of the school with a mission to establish a sustainable fundraising effort to support the school.

The initiative was created by Mr. Emmanuel Bruce-Attah, a former alumni president of the school, to promote the maintenance, well-being, and development of Accra Academy through long-term strategic investments.

It is expected that through the BLFI, Accra Academy’s dependence on internally generated funds through the rental of facilities would decrease thus ensuring the longevity of school property and reducing the cost of maintenance.

Furthermore, the School Management would have the confidence to plan strategically to meet the future expenditures of the School. It is envisaged that the financial well-being of the School would have a positive correlation with its academic and extracurricular performance.