As the government, individuals, stakeholders and philanthropists are providing classrooms to some communities to improve teaching and learning in the country, pupils at Akpo-Yiwase Municipal Assembly (M/A) Primary School in the Yilo Krobo Municipality have been left out.
The school, which was started in 1943, has suffered many setbacks following a lack of a proper school building, resulting in lessons being conducted under trees.
The leaders of the community, in an interview with Nhyiraba Nartey Solomon, said the pupils had been taught under trees at Yiwase M/A Primary School for the past eight years, after part of the school building was totally destroyed by a heavy rainstorm.
“We have approached the Regional and the Municipal Education Office and tried to negotiate with them so they could come up with a plan for us, but nothing positive came out of it,” they said.
“Many teachers get discouraged when they are posted to work in the community as a result of the poor road network, network invisibility, access to potable water, and many other challenges,” the leaders said during the 80th anniversary celebration.
Even the uncompleted school building, which was allegedly funded by Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has been abandoned and become dilapidated posing a threat to the safety of the pupils.
Mr. Christian Ashimaty, the school head, passionately called on the government, individuals, stakeholders, and philanthropists to come to their aid with social amenities, including a school building, desks, teacher’s bungalows, and potable water.
He further stated that many of the children had stopped schooling due to a lack of classrooms, and furniture, and have to bring their own chairs and other learning materials to use, a situation which is seriously affecting teaching and learning.
Madam Ophelia Nartey, School Improvement Support Officer (SISO) for Huhunya Circuit in the Yilo Krobo Municipality, stated that the situation was affecting learning in the community, for which the government, individuals, stakeholders and philanthropists needed to intervene.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Solomon Nartey
