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Invest massively in the education of your children – Mr Kwame Tawiah Agor
An educationist and a former Headmaster of Sogakope Senior High School (SOGASCO), Mr Kwame Tawiah Agor has stressed the need for parents to invest massively in the education of their children to prepare them adequately to face the future with confidence.
Mr Agor said education was the only tool that could be used to transform lives, and adequately prepare children to become responsible adults in future, therefore parents should regard investment in the education of their wards as the best legacy they could leave for them.
He was speaking on the theme: ‘’Transforming Lives Through Education, Preparing Lives for Tomorrow’’ at the first speech and prize-giving day of Inheritance School at Kpetoe in the Agortime-Ziope District of the Volta region.
Mr Agor emphasised that the provision of holistic, accessible and quality education should be seen as the only way to transforming lives to ensure that the youth would be prepared sufficiently to become responsible adults in future.
He also asked pupils and students to take their lessons seriously, and refrain from practices likely to affect their education, which would endanger their future.
The educationist, stressed the importance of children to respect their parents and teachers, to enable them to provide their needs and impact knowledge to them, which was key to their future development, and added that pupils and students should work hard to justify the investment parents were making in them.
The Proprietor of Inheritance School, Mr Anthony Agbovi said the school which was established in 2015, was adjudged the best basic school in the Agortime-Ziope District in terms of academic performance at the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Mr Agbovi said the vision of the school was to be the best in the district and among the best five basic schools in the country, as education was the bedrock of development, therefore the Inheritance School was committed to provide the best education to children as they were being prepared to face the future with sureness.
The Headmaster of Inheritance School, Mr Michael Semanu Owusu announced that the school had a total population of 427 made up of 217 boys and 210 girls and 20 teachers and urged stakeholders to live up to their responsibilities to sustain the progress made so far.
The Chairman of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Mr Bright K. Egbenu lauded the efforts of the management of the school and also commended teachers for their hard work which had distinguished the school as the best in the district, and pledged on behalf of parents to contribute meaningfully towards the development of the school.
A total of 12 pupils, students, teachers and non-teaching staff who distinguished themselves received citations, textbooks and cash as their awards.
FROM LAWRENCE MARKWI, KPETOE
The Dzidula Pink Foundation, a new organisation dedicated to cancer awareness, early detection, and patient support, has been officially launched in Accra, with a passionate call for national commitment to fighting the disease. The launch event, held last week Friday, carried the theme: “Beyond the diagnosis: A future of restoration, care and courage.”
Speaking at the event, Madam Abena Brigidi, founder and CEO of Nimed Capital Limited, emphasised that cancer remains one of the most devastating health challenges facing families across the country. “Cancer does not discriminate—it affects mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons. It drains families emotionally and financially, and behind every statistic is a human story and a future suddenly thrown into uncertainty,” she said.
Sharing her personal encounters with cancer, having lost both her husband and father to the disease, Madam Brigidi highlighted the emotional, financial, and physical scars left behind. “I stand here not just as a speaker, but as a witness to what cancer can take away,” she stated. “I have watched loved ones fight bravely, and I have felt the deep pain that loss leaves behind.”
She stressed that awareness and early detection are critical to reducing deaths, noting that many Ghanaians still lack access to proper screening, reliable information, and adequate treatment. She appealed to healthcare professionals, corporate institutions, policymakers, the media, and the general public to join hands in the fight. “Early detection saves lives. Your support today can lead to someone’s healing tomorrow,” she said.
Madam Brigidi further called for collective responsibility to sustain the foundation’s mission. “To our medical professionals, we need your expertise. To corporate partners, your resources. To the media, your voice. To policymakers, your support. And to the public, your compassion,” she urged. She also insisted that breast cancer awareness should not be limited to annual campaigns, saying, “Breast cancer awareness must not be seasonal.”
Mrs Diana Fafa Gozo, founder of the Dzidula Pink Foundation, shared her own cancer journey, describing the shock of diagnosis, the fear that followed, and the difficult path through treatment. Her experience transformed her pain into purpose and inspired her to create a foundation to ensure no cancer patient walks alone.
Mrs Gozo explained that many patients struggle not only with treatment costs but also with emotional resilience. She outlined the foundation’s initiatives, which include awareness and early detection campaigns, patient support funds, community outreach, and survival support circles. “This foundation is my offering of gratitude, courage, and compassion and a reminder that no one should walk the cancer journey alone,” she concluded.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it will deploy teams of Public Health Officers, members of its Sanitation Taskforce, and labourers, including sweepers and janitors, across all sub-metros to support the third National Sanitation Day exercise.
It explained that these teams will be equipped with waste collection trucks, tippers, and other tools to help with desilting, refuse collection, and transporting waste to approved disposal sites.
The AMA reminded residents that failing to comply with the sanitation directive or refusing to participate in communal labour is an offence.
It said offenders risk a fine of up to 100 penalty units, imprisonment between 30 days and six months, or both, with repeat offenders liable to additional daily penalties.
It urged all residents, traders, transport operators, market women, shop owners, landlords, tenants, and businesses to actively participate in the exercise.
The AMA said it counts on everyone’s collective responsibility to keep Accra clean, liveable, and resilient, especially as the city approaches Christmas and the New Year.
By: Jacob Aggrey
