WEST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POISED TO RAISE STANDARDS OF EDUCATION

Alhaji Mohammed Haroon (Cambodia)

Addressing the people of kparigu

As part of efforts to boost the standards of education in the West Mamprusi District, the District Director of education Alhaji Mohammed Haroon (Cambodia) organised a ceremony to award kparigu Junior High School for haven performed excellently in the 2009 Basic Education Certificate Examination ( B.E.C.E) at kparigu. The school had 100% performance in last year’s BECE. The occasion brought together the chief of kparigu Kpanaa Mahama Salifu and his elders, people of kparigu, teachers and school children. Members of the community welcomed the Director of Education and his entourage with a local ‘Gonje’ dance. The ceremony was marked with pomp and pageantry as people came from all communities around Kparigu to witness the occasion.

Alhaji Mohammed Haroon (Cambodia)

Donating his Personal Computer to the Headmaster of the School

In his address, Alhaji Mohammed Haroona emphasised that the only way we can aspire for greater heights is through education and urged parents to always ensure that their wards not only go to school but also stay and study hard. He thanked the community members especially the chief for accepting the responsibility of accommodating teachers and instituting such an excellent measure banning all sorts of entertainment such as record dance, video shows, concerts and any form of entertainment that would not allow children to study in the night. This has one way or the other enabled the children to have ample time for their studies and hence the success they have chalked. He urged both parents and teachers to work hand in hand for the progress and development of the children and the community. As a sign of appreciation for what the school and the students have done, the Director donated a set of Jerseys, football and a desktop computer to the school. He also donated another set of jersey to Mimima JHS and a cash of GH ¢20.00 to the teachers of kparigu JHS.

Alhaji Mohammed Haroon (Cambodia)
Donating another set of jersey to Mimima JHS and a cash of GH¢ 20.00 to the teachers of kparigu JHS.

The chief of Kparigu Naa Mahama Salifu (Kpanaa) thanked the Director for the good leadership he has shown and promised to assist the Director and the school teachers to achieve more success. He called on all community members to always be serious in their children’s education most especially the girl-child and advised them not to give them out to men to marry. He said the directive banning entertainment in his jurisdiction was a challenge because the youth thought he was denying them the right to entertain themselves. He said the BECE results have vindicated the directive- there was 100% performance in last year’s BECE, teenage pregnancy and other social vices have also reduced. He however appealed to the Director to facilitate provision of teacher’s quarters to accommodate the teachers and also appealed for the absorption of a watchman the community employed.

The chief of Kparigu Naa Mahama Salifu (Kpanaa) thanked the Director for the good leadership

The ceremony was climax with a foot ball match between Kparigu Junior High and Mimma Junior High and Kpariga JHS beat Mimima JHS by a lone goal to win an amount of GH10.00 and GH¢5.00 respectively. The price was donated by the Chief Kpanaa Mahamah Salifu.

PICTURES

Alhaji Mohammed Haroon & Mr. James Amassah

Mr. Moses Sampa



School Children came out in their numbers

Paying homage to the chief & his elders

Alhaji Mohammed Haroon & Others

Alhaji Mohammed Haroon Congratulating the winning side

PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCE VISIT WEST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT

PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE
ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCE VISIT
WEST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Government Assurance on Wednesday, the 4^th of November, 2009 visited the West Mamprusi District. The committee interacted with Heads of Departments at the District Assembly. The nine (9) member committee led by Hon. Jonathan Tackie-komme, MP for Odododiodio and vice chairman of the committee explained the rationale for the visit. He said their mandate among other things is to find out whether projects and policies assumed to have been implemented at national, regional and district levels are actually implemented. According to him, they are particularly interested in the Health Exemption Policy regarding pregnant women, children and the aged.

The other members of the committee included Stephen Yakubu MP, Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzrah MP for Ho West, Herod Cobbina MP for Sefwi-Akontombra, Nana Abu-Bonsra MP for Fomena, Anthony Christian Dadzie MP for Abura Asebu Kwamankese, Amadu Sorogho MP for Madina, Ibrahim Gariba-Office of parliament ad Adam Fusheini-office of parliament.

The committee was interested in knowing whether pregnant women, under-five children and the aged in the District are accessing health care free of charge. The District Public Health Nurse Faustina Dery outlined the genesis of the implementation of the exemption policy in the District. According to her, from 2002 to 2003, a number of people were abusing the exempt for the aged. People who were not up to sixty (60) years were reporting their ages over sixty (60) years in order to qualify for the exempt for the aged. By 2005, the District reduced the exempt group to only pregnant women and children less than five years. This continued until the National Health Insurance Scheme came into operation. She decried the spate of maternal deaths in the District and said, the

Madam Faustina called on Government to implement under the NHIS six (6) months free health care for nursing mothers. According to her, this will go a long way to reduce post partum deaths.

The committee members asked several questions and challenged members of the communities to take up maternal health education seriously. They also urged people to desist from abusing the National Health Insurance Scheme.

The committee later visited a community called Loagri to interact directly with the women and children in the community.