Sekondi-Takoradi Rotary Club donates to deprived basic schools

Kansaworodo (W/R), Jan.24,GNA-The Sekondi-Takoradi Rotary Club on Tuesday donated 3,000 pieces of exercise book and 1,500 ball pens estimated at 2,700 Ghana Cedis to six deprived basic schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.

The schools were; Kansaworodo, Nkroful, Adientem, Mampong, Diabene and Akroma Krom Primary and Junior High Schools.

Speaking at the ceremony, Reverend Gustav Dedjoe-Djokotoe, the President of the club, underscored the relevance of education in the country's development.

He said the donation was the club's contribution towards the promotion of education in the country.

Reverend Dedjoe-Djokotoe advised pupils in the beneficiary schools to make good use of the donated items to improve their academic performance in order to reverse the falling standard of education in the area.