Council of Ewe Associations of North America Commissions Classroom Unit for Peki-Dzake EP Junior High School
"The beauty of life is not when you are happy, but when others are happy because of you
The Council of Ewe Associations of North America (CEANA) has built and commissioned a 4-unit classroom block for the Peki-Dzake EP Junior High School in the South Dayi District of the Volta region.
The ultra modern school block which cost about GH¢ 500, 000 to complete was out of the benevolent contributions of members of the council.
Speaking at a colourful ceremony to officially hand over the project to the Ghana Education Service and the school authorities on Saturday, March 23, President of CEANA, Dr. Tsatsu E. Nyamadi, said the project was born out of the need to support the school in the provision of quality education, geared towards improved teaching and learning outcomes.
Dr. Nyamadi said education is the panacea for rapid socio-economic development, hence the need for society, especially benevolent organizations like CEANA to partner relevant institutions in investing massively in the sector.
He said CEANA will continue to support developmental efforts across Eweland and urged the school authorities to take good care of the classroom in order to serve it’s intended purpose.
Country representative (Ghana, Togo, Benin) of CEANA, Torgbi Agbelorm-Agbotokor II, Chief of Salo under the Anlo Traditional Council, also known as Nana Ofei Asamani II, the Nkosuohene of the Akwamu Traditional Area, called for unity among all Ewe indigenes, which he observed was necessary in pulling resources together towards developmental projects in Eweland.
Torgbi Agbelorm-Agbotokor urged all Ewes in the diaspora, especially those in North America and Canada, to join CEANA and to make meaningful contributions towards the development of Eweland.
He stressed the importance of education and called for an investment in the younger generation “who would take up the mantle of leadership from us, when we are no more.”
Paramount Chief of Peki Traditional Area, Torgbe Dzeha III, commended CEANA for the gesture and called on other organizations to emulate their efforts.
“The beauty of life is not when you are happy, but when others are happy because of you – I therefore wish to extend my sincerest gratitude to CEANA for this great help coming from benevolent hearts for which I can say we are extremely happy,” Torgbe Dzeha said.
He appealed for the provision of dual classroom desks and computers for the new classroom block to advance and improve teaching and learning outcomes in the school.
He further urged the pupils and school authorities to ensure the proper maintenance of the project in order to extend its lifespan and to serve the purpose for which it was built.
By Leo Nelson || Ghananewsonline.com.gh
