Story: Mary Ankrah
THE Nana Mozu Education Trust Fund that will serve as a central fund into which stakeholders will make contributions to raise the standards of education at Apremdo in the Ahanta Traditional Area in the Western Region has been launched at a ceremony at Apremdo.
It is the expectation of members of the community that through the fund they will be able to build more schools and provide quality education for their youth and thereby help reduce illiteracy in the area.
Addressing the ceremony, the Divisional Queen of Apremdo, Nana Mozu VIII, appealed to the government and the general public to support the Education Endowment Fund of the area to ensure its sustainability.
She said it was important that they did not look up to the central government alone for funds, but to generate funds themselves and seek support from corporate bodies, non-governmental organisations and individuals.
The divisional queen said she intended to embark on a vigorous advocacy programme for the establishment of more schools in Apremdo, including at least one senior high school, that would go a long way to reduce the level of illiteracy and poverty in the community.
Nana Mozu noted that apart from formal classroom education, the fund was expected to aid in the acquisition of skills through vocational training and apprenticeship of the youth in the area.
She said the empowerment of the youth in the area was through education and employment and therefore urged corporate bodies, investors, business people and other organisations to give employment to the youth of Apremdo.
Nana Mozu also entreated the youth to establish their own micro and small scale businesses to empower them and help them contribute their quota to the economic development of the community.
“I envisage small scale businesses employing skills like carpentry, masonry and welding, among others, which have the potential of growth,” she stated.
Nana Mozu appealed to the government to release the compensation package for the acquisition of land for the establishment of the Second Battalion Barracks at Apremdo.
She said the compensation would go a long way to promote development in the area.
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