NGO Establishes Institute For Drop-Outs

Dormaa-Ahenkro (B/A), 4 June African Peace Network, a non-governmental organisation, has established an institute for school drop-outs in the basic and senior secondary school levels at Dormaa-Ahenkro. The institute known as APNET Collegiate Institute has enrolled about 80 students. Mr Alex Adu-Appiah, executive director of APNET, made this known at the inauguration of a nine-member committee to run the affairs of the institute at Dormaa-Ahenkro yesterday. Mr Adu-Appiah said the establishment of the institute is in line with the government's education reform programme of giving training to students in arts, sciences and vocational subjects. Mr Adu-Appiah assured the students that arrangements were under way for APNET to provide them with their basic needs to enhance teaching and learning at the institute. He urged the committee to decide on the token fees that the students should pay and what allowances should be given to the teachers. Mr Thomas Korankye, the regional liaison officer of APNET, said the organisation aims among others at helping the needy to develop and improve their academic standards. He called on parents to educate their children who drop out of school due to various reasons and enrol them in the institute. The nine-member committee is under the chairmanship of Nana Yaw Oppong Buabasa, Gyasehene of Dormaa traditional area.