McDAN FOUNDATION DONATES EXERCISE BOOKS TO ADA SCHOOLS
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McDan Foundation (MDF), a reputable Non-governmental organisation established by the Chairman of McDan Group of Companies, Dr. Daniel McKorley has partnered the Queen Mother of ADIBIAWE, Naana Adiki Adi 1, of Ada, in the eastern part of Greater Accra region to donate 15,000 branded exercise books to 7 communities in Ada on the 31/10/2019. Over 5000 pupils received the books in the following communities – Amlakpo basic school, Kopehame Basic school, Kadjanya Basic school, Lufanya Basic school, Togbloku Methodist School, Kawunor D/A Basic school and Alokpem Basic school.
The donation, which has been ongoing since 2017, forms part of the MDF mission of supporting quality education for the youth especially in the rural communities. Making the Presentation on behalf of Dr Daniel McKorley, Mr Frank Ofosu Oduro,the Co-ordinator of MDF. encouraged the youth to take their education very serious so they can take advantage of the various opportunities ahead of them. He also expressed the Foundations appreciation to the Queen Mother of Ada, Naana Adiki Adi 1 for the noble initiative of improving the standard of education within Ada. The Chairman of the McDan Foundation, Dr Dan McKorley pledged to build a 6-unit classroom block with modern facilities at Nuhalenya in the Ada West district.
The Queen Mother expressed her profound appreciation to the MDF for the tremendous support to the People of Ada and also reiterated the importance of education to the Students and advised them to shun social vices like drug abuse and premarital sex.
The Ada East DCE Hon Sarah Pobie assured the students and teachers of Government’s determination to expand education infrastructure and urged the people to study hard to benefit from the Free SHS.
Accompanying the Donation Team were the DCE of Ada East Hon Sarah Dugbakie Pobie, The District Director of Education, Madam Ernestina Nyarko and Mr Kelvin Atuguba of the MDF.
The branded exercise books contained Edu information on Drug Abuse and Menstruation for the Pupils.