Street Academy patron presents books to school

A Patron of the Street Academy in Accra, Nii Boye Abbey, has presented 1,500 pieces of exercise books to the academy to support teaching and learning.

The gesture, according to Mr Abbey, who doubles as Special Advisor to the Ga Mantse, was to support children of the academy who have been placed in public schools in the capital.

Making the presentation, Mr Abbey explained that it was his way of supporting the children through the academy which is faced with several challenges related to the provision of logistics and finance.

“I know that the reopening of schools would put enormous challenges on the management of the academy. They would have to provide feeding and logistics to make the children comfortable in their new schooling environment. The books would go a long way to ease the burden on the school authorities.

Mr Abbey urged the children to learn to excel in their examination and appealed to other individuals and organization to offer similar assistance to the academy in future.

Receiving the books, the Founder and Executive Director of the Academy, Dr Ataa Lartey thanked the donor for the support which he said would support the academy wards that transited to public schools.

He disclosed that the academy had survived and still surviving on the benevolence of individuals like him (Mr Abbey) and other public spirited individuals and organisations.

“I want to use this opportunity to thank everyone that has supported the school. We have survived on your support for years. I want to appeal to all the donors not to forget us. These are children most of whom we picked from the street and try to give them a better life.”

By Spectator Reporter

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