CAMFED SUPPORTS PARTNER SCHOOLS

Beneficiaries of Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED)Ghana in two Senior High and eleven Junior High Schools in West Gonja District of the Northern Region have taken delivery of bursary items valued at over GHC2000.00.

The move was aimed at complementing government's efforts to promote girl child education.

CAMFED is a non governmental organization which aims at supporting female students especially the poor and needy who cannot afford for their educational needs.

The main objectives of the distribution of the bursary items to the beneficiaries were;

(i) To support the needy girls in the beneficiary schools with their educational
needs
(ii) To retain these beneficiary students in schools till completion
(iii) To increase girl enrollment in school
(iv) To encourage high academic performance of girls in school

A total of 222 beneficiaries received the items. Out of this number, 72 and 150 beneficiaries from the two Senior High and eleven Junior High Schools received the items respectively.

Each of the beneficiaries from the Junior High Schools received ten exercise books, five note 3 books, five pens and six sanitary towels. A set of uniform and a pair of sandals was added to year two students.

The registration fee of final year students was also paid.

Beneficiaries from the Senior High Schools also received ten exercise books, ten note 3 books, five pens, six sanitary towels and a bar of key soap each.

Year two beneficiaries received a set of uniform and a pair of sandals in addition.

A total of 80 sandals, 2,200 exercise books, 1,470 note 3 books, 1,110 pens, 1,332 sanitary towel, 72 key bar soaps and 420yrds of uniform materials were distributed.

The distribution was carried out by the District Education Committee Members under CAMFED.



BY: ATULE REGINA