By
Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA
Accra, Feb. 10, GNA – Merck Foundation,
the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, on Monday donated educational
materials to the Lisa Darwood Community School at New Powmu near Akosombo in
the Eastern Region.
The materials, including note books,
pens, school bags, sanitary pads, and story books, were donated under the
Foundation’s Educating Linda Programme, an initiative to help brilliant but
less privileged young girls to stay in school.
Dr Rasha Kelej, the Chief Executive
Officer of Merck Foundation, said the Programme was launched to enable the less
privileged to pursue their dreams and reach their desired potentials.
“Many girls drop out of school due to
the lack of basic necessities such as fees and uniforms, Merck Foundation will
be supporting the education of some bright girls by providing scholarships and
grants that can cater for their fees, uniforms and other essentials,” she said.
Dr Kelej, also the President of the Merck
More Than a Mother Campaign, expressed the belief that countries became more
powerful and prosperous when more girls were educated.
She, therefore, called on African
leaders to work together to support girls to reach their potentials and enhance
development of the Continent.
She encouraged girls to be prepared and
dedicated to step into frontiers that were male dominated.
Mr David Boateng, the Founder of the
Lisa Darwood Community School, commended the Foundation for the kind gesture
and said the materials would help the girls stay in school.
GNA