The Kumasi East Rotary Club, in conjunction with Rotary International, has presented furniture and teaching and learning materials worth 6,000 U.S. dollars to two schools in the Ashanti Region.
The beneficiaries are Poano Roman Catholic Junior High School (JHS), which received 500 exercise books, 100 mathematical sets and 150 dual desks and Ntinanko JHS, which also received 500 exercise books and 100 mathematical sets.
Under the programme dubbed "3H", introduced about three years ago, and expected to last till 2010, some selected remote villages in the Region would enjoy good health, improve upon their humanity and have hunger reduced in their areas.
Domeabra, Krakosua, Ntinanko, Poano, among others, are the villages which have had a number of boreholes, mosquito nets, hospital equipment, good drainage system and others facilities.
Presenting, the items, Mr. Charles Amoako, President of the Kumasi East Rotary Club, said the project is part of the group's community and social responsibility to the less privileged in the society.
He charged all and sundry benefiting from the project, especially the students, to take advantage of the project to improve upon their academic performances.
The presentation coincided with the visit of two international project monitors, Chief Williams Adjekughele and Mr.Ude A. Ikeotuonye from Nigeria, who expressed satisfaction with the project.
Mr. Solomon Kyeremanteng, the project co-ordinator, charged the beneficiaries to ensure the longer life-span of the projects.
He advised them to support the project through communal labour as their contributions towards the development of their towns.
Receiving the items, Mr. Emmanuel Adu-Gyamfi, Headmaster of Ntinanko JHS and Mr. Kwasi Sarfo-Kantanka, Assistant Headmaster of the Poano Roman Catholic JHS, thanked the donors for the gesture.
They promised to work harder with their staff, parents and other stakeholders, to ensure that their schools rubbed shoulders with those in the cities.
They appealed for computers to enhance their performance.