{"id":302538,"date":"2017-03-17T12:47:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=302538"},"modified":"2017-03-17T12:47:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T12:47:36","slug":"help-us-teach-local-languages-in-schools-ngo-to-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/help-us-teach-local-languages-in-schools-ngo-to-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Help us teach local languages in schools \u2013 NGO to gov\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We Care for Children, a Non-Governmental Organization, has called on government to support local NGOs promote the teaching and learning of local languages through printing and distribution of study materials.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NGO, government\u2019s assistance will help them distribute text books to basic schools even in remote areas.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, the Founder of the NGO, Apostle Michael Ankrah, said the organization has published some text books in six local languages; Asante, Akuapem, Fante, Ga, Ewe and Dangme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/17\/help-us-teach-local-languages-in-schools-ngo-to-govt\/donation-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-302550\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-302550\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Donation-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"donation-1\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said the purpose of the NGO is to donate these books for free to needy schools especially in the rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe books are for pupils in kindergarten one to class three. We are asking for government to support or partner us to produce more of the local language text books to support the educational system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Apostle Ankrah said the NGO has already distributed the text books to six education directorates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have distributed the Asante Twi books to Lower Denkyira municipal education directorate in the central region, Cape Coast metropolis educational directorate received Fante books, Koforidua municipal educational directorate received Akuapem Twi, Ga West &#8211; Sowutuom Anyaa education directorate) received Ga books, Ga East (Amasaman education directorate) also received Ga books. Amasaman education directorate received two thousand nine hundred books in Ga, Ewe, Asante Twi and Akuapem Twi. In all, we have donated over seven thousand (7000) books,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Philip Nii Lartey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We Care for Children, a Non-Governmental Organization, has called on government to support local NGOs promote the teaching and learning of local languages through printing and distribution of study materials. According to the NGO, government\u2019s assistance will help them distribute text books to basic schools even in remote areas. 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