Saturday 22nd February, 2020
Mildred
Siabi-Mensah, GNA
Punpunie (W/R), Feb.
20, GNA – Tullow Ghana Limited has constructed a modern kindergarten for the
Punpunie Community in the Ahanta West Municipality to facilitate teaching and
learning at the formative level.
The facility has a
playground, canteen and rest rooms built with sustainable materials by Sabre
Education Trust, with financial commitment from Tullow Ghana.
The Punpunie
Community has a population of 1,600 but lags behind in accessing quality
education in terms of school infrastructure and accommodation to help in
teacher retention.
Ms Cynthia Lumor,
the Corporate Affairs Director at Tullow Ghana, at the commissioning, said:
“We believe education is the bedrock of every strong society that is why
we support education right from kindergarten to the tertiary level”.
She said the
facility would help solve some of the educational needs as well as give
relevance to SDG-Four on quality education.
Ms Lumor said the
company had also provided similar facilities along the seven coastal areas and
trained teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
education at the basic level.
Madam Santa Maria
Nyame, the Headmistress of the School, expressed gratitude for the timely
provision of the facility and called on other institutions to support the
Assembly by providing accommodation for staff
and other classroom needs.
GNA