The rainstorm ripped off the roof of six basic schools, one CHPS centre and several houses including apartments of the Bongo police and Fire Service personnel.

The Bongo District Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Mr. Tahiru Rafiu disclosed this after a rapid assessment  of the affected areas on Tuesday (30th May,2017).

He said, even though his outfit was yet to compile a comprehensive report of all affected households by the rainstorm, the dire effect of the storm on the displaced victims cannot be underestimated and called for urgent aid for the residents.

The affected schools are; the Soe Community Senior High School, the  Agomo, Soe, Ayopia and Vincent Akurigu primary schools.

Agongo Selina a victim said “the rainstorm yesterday collapsed our rooms and we had to stand throughout the night, my clothes are all wet even some meeting money given to me cannot be found, am pleading with government to come to our aid.”

Another victim Maapeh Felix said “my Television, fridge and other gadgets are destroyed and its affecting, currently am packing out of the room but to where? so am appealing to government to help us.”

But the  Bongo District Chief Executive Peter Awinbisa said the assembly will immediately work to get the affected schools repaired to enable teaching and learning to continue.

He however  appealed to government, non-governmental organizations and philanthropists to intervene by supporting the residents with wood and roofing sheets to rehabilitate their homes.

Mr. Awinpisa bemoaned the shoddy works the contractor who executed the Agomo primary school adding that, the said contractor will be reprimanded to serve as deterrent to others.

He also added that, tree planting will be a priority across the district particularly at public institutions and households to reduce the dire effect of rainstorm in the area.

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By: Frederick Awuni/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The two-day workshop was aimed at improving their health awareness to help prevent parasitic diseases in the District.

The teachers were taken through the use of interactive flip charts and a board game to effectively teach children about the causative agents and preventive measures of major parasitic diseases.

The District Director of Education for the Bongo District, Duncan Nsoh, addressing participants said, “Learning is best when there is play” and encouraged them to utilise the aids they have been introduced to, in teaching the children in their respective schools.

He noted that children when will be taught would become agents of change within their communities.

He told the teachers to put the tools they have been given into good use and “not permit the aids to gather dust”, but rather, turn to them often, in order to keep the children engaged and informed.

All participants were given copies of the instruction manual for the toolkit to enable them teach the children in their various schools.

StACC-Ghana, as part of another phase of the project, will visit the schools of participating teachers to set up school health clubs and observe the teachers’ utilization of the materials to education pupils.

The NGO also donated some clothing and learning aides to pupils in the Asaloko community.

Assemblyman for the area, Steven Anafo on behalf of the community, thanked the NGO for its hard work and promised they would put the knowledge and materials to good use.

StACC-Ghana has since 2008 been engaged in screening and treating soil-transmitted helminthiasis in both enrolled and non-enrolled children of school going age in the Bongo district.

The NGO was supported by Adventure Junkies in this exercise.

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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