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Nelly & Friends Foundation donates to Street Academy
Ataa Lartey (right) interacting with the donors
The Nelly and Friends Foundation, a non-profit organisation has donated food items to the pupils of the Street Academy School.
The items were bags of rice, cooking oil, bags of sachet water, bottled water, packs of soft drinks, toothbrushes, toothpastes, sets of pens, pencils, sharpeners and eraser, exercise books, and packs of toilet rolls, among others.
Speaking to The Spectator, the leader of the foundation, Miss Shamsia Fiator, said the vision of the foundation was to reach out to the poor, underprivileged persons and orphans in the society.
She said it was important to continue to support children so as to make the world a better place, adding that “children are a blessing and are also the future leaders of the nation.”
She stated that there was the need to support underprivileged children like pupils of Street Academy and put smiles on their faces.
She appealed to parents to take care of their children and love them.
Ms Fiator, therefore, urged parents to invest in the education of their wards and cautioned them to stop purchasing items which would not benefit their children.
A member of the foundation, Ms Nelly Quarcopome said the foundation’s core mandate was to take care of street children and orphans, to make their lives better.
She called on Ghanaians to join hands with the foundation to alleviate the suffering of some children who were in need.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Street Academy, Ataa Lartey, thanked the foundation for supporting the academy and appealed to other organisations and private individuals to emulate the gesture.
By Spectator Reporter
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GES directs Ashanti Regional, Obuasi Municipal Education Directors to step aside over Obuasi SHTS scandal
The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Dr. William Amankrah Appiah, and the Obuasi Municipal Director of Education, Mr. Kwamena Owusu-Nketiah, to step aside with immediate effect.
The directive forms part of ongoing investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Mr. Zakaria Abdulai.
According to GES, the decision is intended to ensure that the investigations proceed without potential interference, nor the perception of it.
The two directors are to hand over their offices and all state property in their possession to the Deputy Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mr. Thomas Kwame Boateng.
Management added that the headmaster, Mr. Zakaria Abdulai, also remains interdicted and therefore urged the public to ignore any news circulating that he has been cleared.
Management is calling for calm, support and cooperation as thorough investigations into the matter continue.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has joined the family of the late Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday, the Ghanaian community in the UK, and other dignitaries for a memorial service in Southwark, UK.
In a post, Mr. Ablakwa described the service as deeply moving and unforgettable, held in honour of the late professor’s memory.
According to him, in keeping with the government’s pledge, he joined the family, Ghana’s High Commissioner to London, British MPs, Ministers, the Mayor of London, Cambridge scholars, Prof. Arday’s students and loved ones to pay respects and honour his inspiring legacy.
Mr. Ablakwa noted that Prof. Arday’s accomplishments as the youngest Black professor appointed at the University of Cambridge and his widely appreciated charitable contributions will continue to inspire generations.
“The Government and People of Ghana will continue to stand by our compatriots everywhere they are in the world. As we do so, we profess our commitment to justice, equality and the creation of a new world,” he said.
He prayed for fortitude for the family in what he described as an extraordinarily difficult time.
“We shall always remember Prof. Arday for his response when asked what he will wish to do to change the world: ‘I would take a thread and a needle, and I’d interweave love into our society’,” Mr. Ablakwa added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
