Kpando District inaugurates several projects

Kpando, Oct 26, GNA - Scores of development projects in the areas of education, water, sanitation and road rehabilitation, valued at GHC282,980, were inaugurated at Kpando, at the weekend. The road project involved spot improvement on the 16.37 kilometre feeder road network between Dzewoe-Kpando Torkor and Tsrukpe-Dukuma-Tsoxor which cost GHC154,920.

Six bore holes with hand-pumps were also provided for five communities to serve them with potable water.

Additionally, institutional latrines were constructed for eight basic schools, five of which are private schools. Two concrete water tanks were also built for the beneficiaries. The projects were funded through the Local Service Delivery Governance Programme (LSDGP), the Road Fund, under the auspices of Feeder Road, and the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) in collaboration with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) and the Kpando District Assembly.

Also, about 2,400 free school uniforms were distributed among 37 deprived primary schools in the 10 Circuits of the district. The Circuits are, Akpini Central, Akpini South, Akpini North, Akpini East, Akpini West, Wusuta, Vakpo, Anfoega, Awate, Aveme and Botoku circuits.

Mr Francis Ganyaglo, Kpando District Chief Executive, told beneficiary institutions that the gesture was to improve on the basic amenities to raise their standards of living towards the realization of the "Better Ghana" agenda.

He said the provision of water and sanitation facilities was to inculcate the habit of hand washing in the students to accelerate the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. Ms Dora Agorsor, Kpando District Director of Education, commended the government and development partners for the provision of the facilities and school uniforms to deprived pupils. She entreated teachers in the district to work extra hard towards raising the standards of education.

The head teachers and representatives of the School Management Committees of the various beneficiary institutions praised the government and the Kpando District Assembly for the facilities and pledged to maintain them for present and future users. Master Felix Agbenyo, a pupil of Abanu Primary School and a beneficiary of the free school uniform, thanked the government for its initiative, which he said was an incentive for him to look decent and concentrate on studying. He said his uniform would no longer be the subject of public discussion because it is not tattered.