Abutia-Kloe E.P Basisc School needs toilet facility

The absence of a lavatory is creating sanitation crisis at Abutia Kloe E.P Basic School in the Ho West District of the Volta Region.

The situation is driving pupils of the school away from their classrooms and off-campus every time they needed a place of convenience to ease themselves.

The worrying situation, according to the school authorities was affecting academic work and exposing the children to health and safety risks.

This came to light when a non-profit organisation, Volta College Foundation (VCF) visited the school as part of its February Love Initiative.

The Foundation, led by Patron Isaac Ofori (Sir Ike) and Mr Kelvin Shelter Klutse, popularly known as Governor, donated essential learning materials and sanitary items to the pupils.

The school authorities also used the opportunity to advocate improved conditions for deprived communities.

Making the appeal, the headmaster of the school, Mr Francis Yao Bortsi, said the situation was terrible as learners’ resort to unorthodox ways to ease themselves.

Mr Bortsi, therefore made an urgent appeal to individuals, corporate bodies and benevolent organisations to support the construction of a toilet facility for both pupils and staff.

He explained that without functional washrooms on campus, pupils have no option but to seek alternative places nearby whenever nature calls, a development he described as unsafe, undignified and detrimental to effective teaching and learning.

While expressing gratitude for the gesture, the headmaster stressed that the school’s most pressing need remains a decent washroom facility.

He noted that proper sanitation was critical to maintaining hygiene, improving attendance and ensuring that pupils remain in class throughout the school day.

Representatives of the Foundation acknowledged the challenge and assured support towards addressing the situation.

They also called on stakeholders and well-meaning Ghanaians to partner in addressing the sanitation crisis at the school.

For now, however, pupils of Abutia Kloe E.P Basic School continue to navigate the daily inconvenience and risk of leaving campus during instructional hours, as the school awaits urgent intervention to restore dignity and safety to its learning environment.

By Esinam Kuatsinu

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