The founder of J.K. Mensah Foundation, Mr J.K. Mensah, an indigene of Antoa in the Kwabre East Municipality of Ashanti region, has injected a total of GH¢50,000 into the moral upbringing of school children in the locality by the Foundation.
About GH¢20,000 will be given to the Local Council of Churches, comprising of about 20 Churches at Antoa, to promote the moral upbringing of pupils through education.
The Foundation would also administer GH¢20,000 for the study of Science and Mathematics with GHc5,000 (being 25%) of the amount to be allocated to the JHS students, while the remaining GHc10,000 will go into acquiring computers for ICT studies in Junior High Schools.
Mr. J.K. Mensah, who is the Board Chairman of the Narcotics Control Commission also presented a quantity of branded exercise books for distribution to over 1,000 pupils in various Basic schools at Antoa.
Explaining the morale behind the gesture, Mr. J.K. Mensah, who is also the Vice chairman of the Ashanti Regional NPP Council of Elders, said he felt obliged to contribute to the healthy upbringing of children to study hard and become respected professionals in the community.
He hoped that more doctors, lawyers, engineers, journalists, accountants and teachers would abound particularly at Antoa and Kwabre East Municipality in general, in the near future.
Mr. Mensah hoped the lives of the pupils would be moulded to become responsible members of the community with the guidance of teachers and churches and pledged his continuous support in empowering members of the community through social intervention initiatives drawn by the Foundation.
Dr. Alex Frimpong, chairman of the 7-member Committee of the Foundation assured that the Foundation would ensure a sustained support for brilliant but needy students in the area.
A former Member of Parliament for Kwabre East, Mr. Kofi Frimpong, testified that Mr J.K. Mensah was very much concerned with the total development of Antoa and the Kwabre enclave as a whole.
Mr. Akwasi Gyamfi Onyinah Acheampong, NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Kwabre East commended Mr. Mensah for his selfless attitude toward empowerment of the people towards development.
The Queen mother of Antoa, Nana Boa Darko Pokuaa, supported by Nana Amosuaa, Queen of Asante Mampong Nintin, presided over the presentation ceremony with the clergy, educationists, teachers, assembly members, parents and the school pupils.
