{"id":465115,"date":"2018-02-17T08:21:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T08:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/17\/airteltigo-supports-two-schools-during-valentine\/"},"modified":"2018-02-17T08:21:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T08:21:39","slug":"airteltigo-supports-two-schools-during-valentine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/17\/airteltigo-supports-two-schools-during-valentine\/","title":{"rendered":"AirtelTigo supports two schools during Valentine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Saturday, 17 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>dailyheritage.com.gh<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-17<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/56384722.295.jpg\" alt=\"Airtel Donation\" title=\"Airtel Donation\" width=\"295\" height=\"183\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>AirtelTigo donated school supplies such as exercise books, mathematical instruments, school bags<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518855699_220_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">With laughter and good cheers, pupils and teachers of Adaklu Abuadi Salvation Army School and Tupaa MA Basic School in the Volta and Greater Accra Regions, celebrated Valentine\u2019s Day, with telecom company, AirtelTigo.<\/p>\n<p>AirtelTigo donated school supplies including exercise books, mathematical instruments, school bags, mugs among others to both schools in separate events.<\/p>\n<p>Established in the 1960s, Tupaa MA Basic School was in a state of disrepair, until the erstwhile Tigo brand built a new six-unit classroom block with a head teacher\u2019s office and toilet facilities under their \u2018Shelter for Education programme.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Adaklu Abuadi Salvation Army School was also refurbished by former Airtel Ghana Limited and upgraded a three-unit classroom in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving staff of AirtelTigo, Headmaster of Tupaa MA Basic School, Father Joseph Opoku Darko, expressed their gratitude to AirtelTigo for the support over the years. He said enrolment had increased since the company built the new school for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe used to teach under shed and were exposed to the weather. Since we got a new school, academic performance has improved in a safe and conducive environment. We can also have extra classes because we have electricity connection in the classrooms. Unlike the past, teachers now accept posting to the school and are happy to stay,\u201d Father Darko stated.<\/p>\n<p>He added that parents in the community now have confidence in the wellbeing of their children because they are in a secured place. The student population has increased from 84 to 164.<\/p>\n<p>The headmistress of Adaklu Abuadi Salvation Army School, Mrs Bright Boateng, also thanked AirtelTigo for their support indicating that the items would improve quality of teaching and learning in the community.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 43 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Saturday, 17 February 2018 Source: dailyheritage.com.gh 2018-02-17 AirtelTigo donated school supplies such as exercise books, mathematical instruments, school bags With laughter and good cheers, pupils and teachers of Adaklu Abuadi Salvation Army School and Tupaa MA Basic School in the Volta and Greater Accra Regions, celebrated Valentine\u2019s Day, with telecom company, AirtelTigo. 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