THE Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) is collaborating with the Greenwich City in the United Kingdom (UK) for an extension of the 10-year friendship between Greenwich and the Tema Metropolis to cover other students and teachers in the whole of the greater Accra Region.
The collaboration is also expected to lead to the refurbishment of the Tema Sports Stadium to promote sports.
The exchange programme, which is dubbed "Connecting Schools: The Gateway to Education," and the upgrading of the sports stadium are initiatives to enhance co- operation between the two authorities.
This came to light during a courtesy call on the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Armah Ashietey, in Accra last Wednesday by a five-member delegation from the Greenwich Council of the UK, which was led by the Cabinet Member for Culture and Olympics, Councillor John Fahy.
Councillor Fahy was happy to note that the initiative was as a result of the 10-year friendship between Greenwich and the Tema Metropolis.
He said the exchange programme would allow the twin cities to share experiences and learn from each other. The stadium is also expected to become a multi-purpose centre for sports and education.
Councillor Fahy stated that plans were underway to establish an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre, a library, basketball and volley ball courts.
Nii Ashietey said the RCC would provide the necessary support to facilitate the objectives of the project.
Sports is a science which requires one to be literate to read it, he stated.
He said sports remained a vital tool for poverty alleviation, and there was a need to invest in infrastructural development to sustain the interest of the youth.
The Deputy Minister of Sports, Nii Nortey Dua, welcomed the idea and assured the delegation of government’s support.
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