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FEDCO and partners hand over new classroom block at Pieso
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Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO), a licensed cocoa buying company (LCBC) and partners, VALRHONA SA and Walter Matter, have constructed a Junior High School (JHS) classroom block for residents at Pieso in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region.
Estimated at GH¢ 900,000, the new block which has an Information Communication Technology (ICT) centre, headmaster’s office, staff common room, a storeroom and other facilities, formed part of FEDCO’s corporate social responsibility programmes to ensure quality teaching in its operational areas.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony at Pieso recently, the Managing Director of FEDCO, Mrs Maria Adamu-Zibo, explained the group’s desire to expand and increase access to education at the basic levels in its operational areas.
She said the construction demonstrates the company’s commitment to provide holistic education for pupils in the area, adding that the new school block would increase school enrolment.
“We don’t want children to be marginalised and deprived. This is a huge investment FEDCO and partners have made let’s have a good culture of maintenance for the buildings to attract other assistance in future,” she said.
The Director of Special Services at Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Charles Amenyaglo, said COCOBOD and the government, had provided scholarships to students to ensure they did not labour on cocoa farms or travel long distances to access education.
He said the foundation intended to establish state-of–the-art recreational facilities in schools in the region, and therefore appealed traditional leaders to make land available for the project.
Cocoa Sourcer, VALHORNA SA, Cedric Robin, said over the years, the partners had built schools in Pieso and beyond to reduce infrastructure deficit in the municipality and also nurture future manpower needs.
The Municipal Education Director (MED), Sebastian Atrama Diaw, congratulated FEDCO for helping tackle some of the educational challenges in the area.
He, however, appealed to FEDCO to consider building a teachers’ quarters for the school as to retain staff posted to Pieso.
The Chief of Pieso, Nana Kwamina Badu, applauded FEDCO for its exemplary leadership in the education sector and asked other well-meaning organisations to do same.
From Clement Adzei Boye, Pieso
Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.
In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.
According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.
“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.
Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.
She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.
Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.
“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee
Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.
The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.
Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.
The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
