Headmistress of the Ghana National Basic Inclusive School in Cape Coast, Mad. Susana Marian Holdbrook is appealing to stakeholders in the education sector and benevolent organizations to complement the efforts of the government by providing an ICT centre to enhance the teaching and learning of ICT in the school.
According to her, some of the students in the school cannot use the braille to write and a functional ICT lab would be beneficial to them.
Mad. Holdbrook said this when the Cape Coast society of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG), donated some educational materials to the School in Cape Coast.
The items, which were acquired mainly through the contribution of members, of the institute included Writing frames, braille sheets, stylus and walking sticks (white cane).
Presenting the items, Cape Coast Regional Manager, ICAG, Thomas Osei, indicated that the donation was to “help improve teaching and learning in the school”
Madam Susana Marian Holdbrook receiving the items on behalf of the school, noted that the items had come in time to supplement the limited ones the school had.
“In fact, we are highly honoured…the items that the visually impaired use are very expensive. So coming to our aid at this time, is a timely intervention because we had only one hand frame left…”
She pointed out that even though the government had been supportive over the years, they needed more support from all angles.
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“We need an ICT Centre…we will be privileged to have it because some of the visually impaired cannot braille, some too need the computer for their training, having an ICT for the school will be of great help.”
Speaking to ATL FM NEWS on the sidelines of the donation, Eric Agyenim Boateng, Secretary to the Cape Coast society said the donation formed part of the Institute’s charity programmes aimed at providing support for the deprived ones in the society.
According to him, the institute will continue to support the school in addressing the challenges they are faced with.
Source: Anthony Sasu Ayisadu/ATLFMNEWS
