AngloGold Ashanti donates 1,000 classroom furniture sets to SHS schools in Ashanti Region
AngloGold Ashanti donated 1,000 sets of classroom furniture to three senior high schools in the Ashanti Region, in a move aimed at addressing infrastructure deficits and improving learning conditions for students in communities surrounding its Obuasi Mine. The beneficiary schools - Akrofuom Senior High School, Dompaase Senior High School, and Tweapease Senior High School - received 500, 300, and 200 desk sets, respectively. A presentation ceremony was held at Akrofuom SHS and attended by school representatives, local authorities, and community stakeholders.
The donation forms part of the company's 10-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) for the Obuasi Mine, which identifies education as a key pillar of sustainable community investment. Speaking at the ceremony on behalf of the Community Relations Manager, Mavis Nana Yaa Kyei said the furniture deficit was uncovered during a comprehensive community needs assessment carried out under the SEDP. She noted that inadequate desks and chairs had been negatively affecting teaching and learning in all three schools. AngloGold Ashanti says the donation is expected to reduce classroom overcrowding, improve student comfort and concentration, and promote more effective teaching conditions.
AngloGold Ashanti says the furniture donation is one of several educational infrastructure interventions planned under the programme, with the broader aim of improving learning outcomes and supporting long-term human capital development in Obuasi and its surrounding communities. Mavis Nana Yaa Kyei stated, "This intervention reflects our continued commitment to supporting education and creating opportunities for young people to thrive academically in a safe and conducive environment."
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AngloGold Ashanti has donated classroom furniture to schools in the Ashanti Region. This is part of a broader effort to address infrastructure challenges - but what impact will it have?
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