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Pencils of Promise commissions 203rd project at Kporkuve

Kporkuve (VR), Oct 10, GNA – Pencils of Promise (PoP), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to improving education in Ghana, has commissioned a newly constructed Kindergarten (KG) block for Kporkuve E.P. Primary School in Ketu North.

The two-unit classroom block with office and store and sanitation facilities for use by the KG pupils, brings to 203 in the country and 13th, in the Ketu North Municipality, the number of projects commissioned by PoP in all its three operating regions of Volta, Eastern and Oti.

Mr Freeman Gobah, Country Director of PoP, speaking at the inaugural ceremony, emphasised the organisation’s commitment to bridging the infrastructure gap in Ghana’s education sector.

He said PoP, since 2012 had invested in the country by supporting underprivileged communities with school infrastructure, training of teachers and providing teaching and learning materials as well as initiating water and sanitation facilities in the schools.

Mr Gobah said the impacts of these interventions included improved reading outcomes, improved water coverage for children and improvement in school enrolment.