INDIVIDUAL DONATES GH¢25,000 TOWARDS GIRLS DOMITORY (Page 11)

Story: George Ernest Asare, Chiraa.

THE Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Kwadwo Adjei Darko, has presented a cheque for GH¢25,000 (¢250 million) to the Chiraa Traditional Council to facilitate the construction of a girls’ dormitory for the Chiraa Senior High School.
The Special Assistant to the Minister, Mr George Mireku Duka, presented the cheque on behalf of Mr Adjei Darko to Nana Yeboah Pene II, Queen of Chiraa, and Barima Minta Afari, the Chief of Chiraa, during a durbar organised to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the enstoolment of Nana Yeboah Pene as the queen of Chiraa.
The project which is at the lintel level was initiated by Nana Pene last year, when she celebrated the 2nd anniversary of her enstoolment.
In an address read on his behalf, Mr Adjei Darko commended Nana Pene for her sense of initiative and commitment to improving education at Chiraa.
He pointed out that the singular efforts of Nana Pene to initiate the girls’ dormitory at Chiraa was highly commendable and needed the support of all to ensure the completion of the project.
Mr Adjei Darko, who is also the Member of Parliament for Sunyani West, says investing in the education of girls was quite necessary, because that builds their capacity to enable them contribute in diverse ways to a sustainable national development.
In his address, the Chief of Chiraa, Barimah Mintah Afari, also commended Nana Pene for her untiring efforts at supporting the development of Chiraa.
He pointed out that since she ascended the stool three years ago, Nana Pene had always been at the forefront of initiating programmes and projects that had a positive impact on the lives of the people of Chiraa and urged her to sustain it.
Barima Afari appealed to the people of Chiraa, both at home and abroad to support the queen in diverse ways to facilitate the completion of the Nana Yeboah Pene dormitory project.
For her part, the queen thanked Mr Adjei Darko in particular and the other dignitaries who graced the occasion for their support and contributions which she said had made it possible for her to raise some funds to continue the project.
She explained that she initiated the project because female students in the school were accommodated in a hostel outside the school premises, which undermined their academic work.
She expressed the hope that the project would have a positive impact on the lives of the students and encouraged them to concentrate on their academic work.
Nana Pene used the occasion to honour some members of the Chiraa Community who contributed in diverse ways towards the development of Chiraa.
Among those honoured with certificates was a 76-year-old midwife, who had for the past 40 years, supervised the delivery of 6,000 babies at Chiraa