A US-based Ghanaian has donated 30 brand new laptops to needy but brilliant final year students at the Kumasi Anglican Senior High School (KASS) to promote ICT education.
Mr. Kwame Poku Sarkodie, who was a renowned sportsman of the 1983 year group, has been supporting the school through the ‘Chito Award’ scheme for four years now.
The award is intended to bring home a sense of appreciation for education among students in the school.
According to him, the support for his initiative comes from his clients and friends in the United States of America to assist the needy to achieve their educational dreams.
Mr. Poku Sarkodie promised to ensure that his Alma Mater, which is currently ranked second best school in the country, becomes a first grade school through his motivation.
He charged the beneficiaries to strive for higher levels in education, as it had the better advantage of producing an easy route to a successful life.
He stressed that life without education could have complicated matters for him as a person, no matter the chance of travelling abroad, hence the pride and motivation to help others in his own small way to promote the education of others.
Rev. Canon Senkyir, Headmaster of the school who received the items at a short presentation ceremony, commended Mr. Poku Sarkodie for his benevolence.
He urged the beneficiary students to make judicious use of the items for their intended purposes.
Rev. Senkyir called on other past students of the school to emulate the shining example of Mr. Poku Sarkodie.
The beneficiary students also expressed their profound gratitude to Mr. Poku Sarkodie for supporting their ICT studies with the laptops and entreated other philanthropists, corporate bodies and individuals to emulate the example in assisting the needy and less privileged in schools.
