MP donates computers to supports ICT in schools

Saltpond (C/R), Sept 19, GNA - Mr George Kuntu

Blankson, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman

East, has donated 10 computers to a number of junior

high schools in his constituency to enhance the study of

Information Communication Technology (ICT). The MP also donated one Laptop Computer to the

District Directorate of Education to improve record

keeping. The items worth about GH=A213,225 were bought from

the MPs' Common Fund. Making the donation at Saltpond on Tuesday, Mr

Blankson said the gesture was to support the schools in

the teaching of ICT, which had been made a compulsory

subject under the Education Reform Programme. "It is my wish to supply all the junior high schools in

the constituency with the item," the MP stated and urged

beneficiaries of the first supply to take very good care of

them to prolong their lifespan. Miss Vivian Etroo, District Director of Education, who

received the items, assured the MP that they would be

put to good use. Miss Etroo appealed to well-to-do citizens of the area

and parents to support schools with books and other

teaching and learning materials to enable the schools to

deliver. She noted that the success of the Education Reform

Programme would depend not only on government and

teachers, but also on parents and pupils and called on all

stakeholders to play their part effectively. Mr Kwame Nkrumah, Constituency Chairman of the

National Democratic Congress, expressed concern about

the 2007 Basic Education Certificate Examination results in

the District and appealed to parents to impress upon their

children to take their studies more seriously and appealed

to teachers to be devoted to their work.