The Rotary Club of Accra South has built a modern community library to the people of Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region.
This is in response to the falling literacy and educational standards in the area.
The over GHC3,7000 facility will serve the about 50 schools in the community.
Speaking to Citi News after the donation, the Projects Director of the Club Afua Adomah Sarpong Baafi stated that this is part of their service to humanity and hoped the library will improve the literacy situation in the area.
“Even though there are several schools in the area, literacy was still a huge problem; this is because there is no place for the kids to do their independent study,”she explained.
The Projects Director also hinted that the club is still considering the provision of similar facilities, mindful of the fact that, with the plethora of schools in the area, the facility which is their second library project may not be enough.
She further said that they would build a borehole for the people of Nyanyano to help provide potable water to the community.
The only source of water in the area is being contaminated with chemicals.
The club has presented medical items running into millions of cedis to the Gomoa Nyanyanor community health post.
Receiving the donation on behalf of the community Nana Obeng Wiabo V, the chief of the area, thanked the Rotary club for their “continued support for the community.”
He was optimistic the library will go a long way to improve the “poor state” of education in the area.
Nana Obeng Wiabo V, also charged the students in the community to ensure they take advantage of the library and study very hard.
He also implored on them to take good care of the library. Like Oliver Twist, the Gomoa Nyanyano chief asked the Rotary club to continue supporting the community especially in the areas of education and water.
Rotary Club of Accra South is part of Rotary International, a service club organization founded in 1905 in Chicago by an attorney, Paul P. Harris.
Chartered on 8th August, 2000, Accra South is one of 34 Rotary Clubs in Ghana, and one of the over 34,000 clubs that belong to Rotary International.
The Rotary motto is “Service Above Self,” which relates to service in the community, workplace and the world. Rotary clubs are comprised of business and professional leaders who serve their local communities and beyond.
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By: Raymond Acquah/citifmonline.com/Ghana