Hodzoga, (V/R), GNA - Mr Chris Quarshie,
Managing Director of CALTECH Ventures Limited on
Friday commended the chiefs and people of the
Hodzo Traditional Area, near Ho, for their "excellent"
relationship and hospitality towards the new company. He commended Togbe Dzakpa for readily making
a large tract of land available for the venture. Mr Quarshie gave the commendation when the
company presented five-desk-top computers worth 21
million cedis for distribution among five junior high
schools in Hodzo, Takla and Kpenoe near Ho for ICT
education. The schools were Hodzoga Junior High School
(JHS) Hodzo-Aviefe JHS, Hodzo-Alavanyo JHS, Takla
JHS and Kpenoe JHS. He said the company would sponsor teachers from
the beneficiary schools for ICT training to enable them
to impart the knowledge to their students. Mr Quarshie observed that the company decided
to donate the computers because the acquisition of
ICT skills had become an important determinant in
how far students progressed along the education
ladder and their ability to make inroads into the job
market. He said the company, which had invested 10
million dollars in the production of ethanol from
cassava and had already employed 150 local people
on its 162-hectare cassava seed farm, was set to
increase job opportunities for 240 others next year. Mr Quarshie said the company had established a
corps of cassava out-growers to provide the needed
raw material for take-off. Mr Mawutor Goh, Ho Municipal Chief Executive
commended the people for placing their collective
interest and that of the country above their individual
interests thus paving the way for the company to be
established there. He assured communities in the area that the
sustenance of the company would be a catalyst to the
rapid development of infrastructure such as good
road network towards developing the potentials of the
area for the rapid improvement in their standard of
living. Mr Goh urged chiefs in the Ho Municipality to
support the company and encourage their
compatriots who had the means to invest at home. Togbe Akpasu VIII, Fiaga of Hodzo traditional
thanked the company for its demonstration of
goodwill towards the people and gave an assurance
of his people's fullest co-operation towards the smooth
operations of the venture. Mr J J Denteh a spokesman for the schools
commended the company for the donation,
describing it as "most invaluable" and expressed the
hope that the company would provide computer
laboratories and electricity to the schools to facilitate
the use of the computers.
