Central Region CEA donates items to Ankaful prison class

The Complementary Education Agency (CEA-Central) has donated items to the CEA class at the Ankaful Maximum Prison.

Speaking at the presentation grounds, the Deputy Executive Director of Operations for the CEA, Dziewornu Boli, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the facility's leadership for supporting inmates who wish to further their education while incarcerated.

He also promised to do his utmost to support them whenever he has the means.

The Head of Education and Inmate Training, Chief Superintendent of Prisons (CSP) Jackson Agyapong, received the items on behalf of the learners.

He commended the Agency, noting that they are one of the facility’s effective collaborators, and extended his appreciation to the Deputy Executive Director and his team.

He further shared other challenges facing the classes and appealed to the Agency to help source support for the learners so they can study effectively, particularly those preparing for the upcoming BECE examinations.

After listening to these challenges, Boli promised to provide the learners with mattresses and help find professional Kente weavers to train those interested in the OSD (Out-of-School/Skills Development) programme.

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The Acting 2IC, Assistant Director of Prisons (ADP) Charles Clegg, held insightful discussions with the team and expressed hope that the inmates receive the vital support they need to reintegrate smoothly into society upon release.

The Acting Central Regional Director, Esther Nana Yaa Ayensu, told local media that the regional office is negotiating with the Free SHS Secretariat to see how these CEA inmate-learners—who spend several hours in the classroom—can be incorporated into the "One Hot Meal a Day" program currently implemented in Senior High Schools.

In closing, the inmates expressed their gratitude to the leadership of the Agency and promised to study hard to achieve success.