The Volta Aluminum Company Limited had earmarked GHC6.8 million for the commencement of the first 18 schools, while additional funding would be sourced from Ghanaians for the remaining 482 schools to eliminate Schools under trees in Ghana.
The VALCO Trust Fund in the Volta Aluminum Company, (Valco), will cut the sod on 21st June 2021 to begin the construction of 5,403 basic schools across the country in the next five years.
Mr. Kelvin Kwaku Yeboah, the Acting Executive Director of the Fund, who disclosed this at the launch of the VALCO Trust Fund Schools Under Trees Project in Accra on Tuesday, said the schools comprised 2,417 schools under trees and 2,986 schools in deplorable conditions nationwide.
He said the project would be undertaken at a total cost of GHC3.5 billion.
Giving the breakdown for the construction of the schools, the Executive Director said 500 kindergartens (KG) schools under trees, two deplorable Junior High Schools (JHS), and one deplorable primary school would be constructed by the end of December 2021, with 1,259 others, comprising 489 KG, 250 JHS and 52 Primary schools expected to be constructed by end of 2022.
Additionally, 1,259 schools for the under tree schools and deplorable schools made up of 450 KG, 311 JHS, and 498 primary schools would be completed by 2023.
“Again, from January to December 2024, we will construct additional 1,259 schools for both the under-tree schools and deplorable schools. This will also comprise 390 kindergarten schools, 123 JHS, and 764 primary schools, and lastly, from January to December 2025, we will construct the last batch of 1,126 schools for both under trees and deplorable schools. This will also comprise 174 KG and 952 primary schools,” Mr. Yeboah added.
The project is being carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Energy, and Real Estate Times Africa.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
