World Vision to build IT Centre

Bongo (Upper East) - World Vision International (WVI) is building an Information Technology Resource Centre at Bongo to introduce rural children to computer technology. Work on the building is complete and some computers have been bought while the furnishing and other minor provisions are on course.

The National Director of WVI, Sam Asare, made this known on Wednesday at Bongo when he addressed the annual Children's Fun Rally organized by the WVI to entertain parents and children from eight communities in the Bongo District.

The rally, which takes the form of games and fun-fair, aims at bringing parents together with children and their peers to exchange ideas, learn new sports, and improve on their talents. Asare said Bongo has featured high on the agenda of WVI both at the national and international levels.

''WVI's Area Development Programme (ADP) in Bongo has a longer span because of its positive impact and achievement on children and women issues''.

Asare said the information gap between children in rural areas and their counterparts in the urban centres was widening, adding that there was the need to introduce rural kids to the technology.

The Bongo District Co-ordinating Director (DCD), John Bosco Atogiba, mentioned a number of projects undertaken by WVI and said their services have made tremendous impact on the social, economic and cultural lives of the people.

The projects included classrooms, dormitories for the Bongo and Gowrie Secondary Schools, disbursement of nearly 200m cedis as loans to farmers and women's groups while some health, agriculture and educational needs of the people have been catered for by the WVI.

The ADP Director in Bongo, Madam Benedicta Pealore, commended the community members for their co-operation and urged parents to encourage their wards to take up education seriously.