The Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly on Wednesday officially handed over a 3-unit classroom block with ancillary facilities and a 3-unit Nursery Block for the Independence Avenue Cluster of Schools.
According to BoG , the move represents a major step in supporting government’s continuous efforts to provide adequate infrastructure in the educational sector to enhance the quality of teaching and learning
The gesture is in fulfilment to a request by the school headmistress Agatha Dzathor and the then Mayor of Accra Mohammed Adjei Sowah in September 2019.
Speaking at the official commissioning of the facility on Wednesday (18 September) governor of BoG, Ernest Addison said the gesture forms parts of the bank’s corporate social responsibility.
‘’Your Excellency, Distinguish Guests, as we commission and hand over this infrastructure, it is the Bank’s expectation that Management of the Independence Avenue Cluster of Schools will commit to a rigorous maintenance culture to enhance the lifespan of the facilities for the present and future generations.
‘’Your Excellency, on 30th September 2019, the Bank received a request for support from the Independence Avenue “2” Basic School, through its Headmistress Mrs. Agatha Dzathor and the then Mayor of Accra, Hon. Mohammed Adjei Sowah, for the construction of a 3- 4 Public Storey 18-Unit Classroom Block and 3-Unit Nursery Block with Ancillary Facilities for the Independence Avenue Cluster of Schools, Accra. 7.’’
‘’You will recall that this was a period when the Bank was declaring significant profits. The Bank’s Board of Directors thought it fit to give back to the Community and granted approval for the project. The decision was to fully demonstrate the Bank’s social responsibility to the people in its immediate locality, in accordance with the Bank’s CSR Policy initiatives,’’ Addison said.
The event was graced by a host of dignitaries including the Second Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II,
One of the oldest public schools
The Independence Avenue Cluster of Schools is one of the oldest public primary schools in the Central Business District of Accra with a total population of 778 pupils.
The school had been in a deplorable state for decades, posing imminent danger to staff and pupils and adversely affecting teaching and learning.
During the post-independence period between the late 1950s and 1970s, the school was renamed Dodowa-Road Girls’ Middle School and expanded its curriculum to include Ghanaian languages and culture and became a hub for women’s empowerment and community development, symbolizing a progressive shift in the education of young girls in Ghana.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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