ZOOMLION DONATES BINS TO 10 SCHOOLS

Zoomlion donates to 10 schools
Story: Henrietta Brocke

ZOOMLION Ghana Limited, a waste management company, has donated 10 dust bins to 10 basic schools in the Central, Eastern and Volta regions for winning the Healthy School Environment Competition.
The competition was organised by the School Health Education Programme ( SHEP).
The acting Communications Director of Zoomlion , Mr Oscar Provençal, who presented the dust bins to the winning schools, said it was part of the corporate social responsibility of the company.
He said it was an attempt to create awareness about the need for people to keep their environment clean and desist from indiscriminate disposal of refuse.
In the East Akim Districts, the winning schools were New Tafo Crig J.H.S, which had the first position, Kibi State M/A J.H.S, second position and Asiakwa S.O.S Preparatory School was third.
Okrase Methodist “ A” Primary took the first position, followed by St Mary’s Preparatory and Otareso D/A Primary School in the Akuapim North District in that order.
Suhum D/A Experimental School came first, El- Shaddai Preparatory second and Okrase Presby third, all in the Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District.
In the Fanteakwa District, Anglican Primary came first, followed by Feyiase D/A Basic, then Mills Duodu Demonstration.
The award was received by Mrs Selina Akuyaa Danso, a Senior High School Co-ordinator, on behalf of the Eastern Region.
In the Kpando District of the Volta Region, Anloga Catholic Primary was first, Togbe Agodoa Kitti D/A Junior High second and Gabi D/A Junior High School third.
Tokurano D/A Primary School, Lakeside Holy Rosary R/C Primary and Bauka D/A Primary and J.H.S. at Dambai in the Krachi East District came first, second and third respectively.
Kadjebi L/A Muslim Primary, Dapaa Amanta L/A Primary and Attakofi L/A Primary, all in Kadjebi District, came first, second and third respectively.
Ms. Janet Kwasi, regional SHEP co-ordinator, received the award on behalf of the Volta Region.
In the Twifo Heman Lower District, Forever Young International, Praso B/ C and Topp came first, second and third respectively.
Queen of Apostles School, Hollywood School Complex and Catholic Boys were graded first, second and third in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem District.
In the Abura Asebu Kwamankese, Aboase Odoben Methodist A/ B was first, Wusorkuom D/A second and Tuako Obora third.
Bedum T.I Ahmadihya , Asikuma Catholic Girls, and Fosuansah Catholic Primary had first, second and third positions in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District.
Ms. Rose Essuon took the award on behalf of the Central Region.
Addressing the function, the Deputy Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Ms Benedicta Naana Biney, said one of the 10 policy goals of education in Ghana was the promotion and inculcation of values of good health and environmental sanitation in schoolchildren.
The National Co-ordinator of SHEP, Mrs Hellen Mensah, said the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools was a first step towards a healthy learning.
She thanked Zoomlion Ghana Limited for their generous donation of sanitary facilities and encouraged the company to make it a feature in their annual plan to enhance the promotion of sanitation in schools.