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ATU donates to Nsawam Prisons, Mpehuasem Basic School
Prof. Alice Mensah presenting the books to Mr Bright Loggah the headteacher of Mpehnasem Methodis Basic school with the staff of ATU and pupils Photo: Lizzy Okai.
The Accra Technical University (ATU) as part of activities to mark its 75th anniversary celebrations donated stationery, cartons and bags of water to the Nsawam Prisons in the Eastern Region last Thursday.
The University also donated customised exercise books and pens to the Mpehuasem Methodist Basic School to aid teaching and learning of both teachers and pupils.![• Rev ADP Martin Padi ER Regional Chaplain [fouth from right]
recieving the items from Prof.Alice Mensah with ATU staff and
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Presenting the items, the chairperson of the anniversary planning committee, Professor Alice Mensah, said the gesture was to help address the needs of the community in which it was situated.
“The exercise also underscores the university’s commitment to community service and part of its corporate social responsibility of reaching out to community development,” she said.
Professor Mensah expressed satisfaction with the educational interventions for inmates to learn vocational and technical skills after serving their sentences.
She said that the university would explore opportunities of collaboration with the management of the prisons to offer courses in vocational and technical education.
At Mpehuasem, she said there was a satellite campus of the university there and found it prudent to donate to the school to enhance academic studies.
Prof. Mensah said the university’s doors were opened so that the school could use the science laboratory at the Mpehuasem campus for hands-on experience.
She advised the students to strive for academic excellence by taking their studies seriously for a better career.
Superintendent Paul Nuobepuor, Officer-in-Charge of Education and Training, Nsawam Prisons commended the university for the donation and pledged to use the items for its intended purpose.
He said the prisons had schools from kindergarten to Senior High School and courses for inmates in draughtsmanship, carpentry, and electrical engineering to enhance their skills in technical and vocational training.
Superintendent Nuobepuor said 24 inmates would graduate from the University of Cape Coast after undertaking degree courses in education, banking, and others.
Mr Bright Loggoh, Headteacher, Mpehuasem Methodist Basic School, thanked the University for the gesture.
By Michael D Abayateye
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
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