{"id":151692,"date":"2015-09-15T09:04:07","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=151692"},"modified":"2015-09-15T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T09:04:07","slug":"ngo-supports-school-in-south-tongu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/ngo-supports-school-in-south-tongu\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO supports school in South Tongu"},"content":{"rendered":"
Starting Now, an international not-for-profit organization made of young business executives and students have observed \u2018My First Day In school with over 200 pupils of the South Tongu District in the Volta Region of Ghana.<\/p>\n
As part of activities to mark the day, the group donated books, pencils, erasers, sharpeners and other teaching learning materials to aid teaching and learning in the District.<\/p>\n
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The beneficiary schools included Dabala Junction Comboni Primary School, Dabala Junction D\/A Primary School, Alesikpe D\/A Primary School as well as Hlevi D\/A Primary School and Agorhome D\/A Primary School.<\/p>\n
The concept of \u2018My First Day In School\u2019 was instituted to whip up interest among new and continuing students to go to school.<\/p>\n
Commenting during the donation, Country Coordinator of Starting Now Ghana, Strive Kakraba said:\u00a0\u201cWe all have a role to play in shaping the future of these young ones. At Starting Now, we are not only about giving but also about preparing the minds of young people for the future of this country. We believe that marking this day with pupils of this district will empower them to cultivate a certain level of confidence whiles preparing them to become whoever they want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n