MagMina Foundation, an Accra-based NGO dedicated to supporting underserved schools and clinics in deprived communities, has donated four projectors to the Sacred Heart Senior High School (SAHESS) at Nsoatre in the Bono Region to improve teaching and learning in ICT.
The gesture follows an appeal made during the school’s 47th anniversary and Speech Day for support to strengthen its Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education.
Presenting the equipment, Ms. Rosemary Mroba Gaisie, a Director of MagMina Foundation and an alumna of SAHESS, said “the gesture is not a mere fulfilment of a promise made, but also, MagMina Foundation’s little contribution towards the development and enhancement of ICT training and skill acquisition, which have become very critical, in today’s world of technology”.
She added, “by this little gesture of ours, we share in the vision of the esteemed 1st Female Vice-President of Ghana, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, by not just opening the door, but holding it open, for others, in charting the pathway to excellence.”
Ms. Gaisie explained that the donation reflected the Foundation’s broader mission. “The donation strongly aligns with the intent and purpose of MagMina Foundation; to support underserved schools, hospitals and clinics in deprived communities in Ghana and by extension assisting students and patients as and when necessary,” she said.
Receiving the projectors on behalf of the school, Headmistress Rev. Sr. Benedicta Uzokwe expressed gratitude to the Foundation and the Gaisie family. She revealed that the initial pledge was for one projector, but this had been increased to four.
She noted, “we introduced elective ICT in 2018 with 10 students. They all came out with 100 percent credit pass during the WASSCE in 2021. This year we have about 110 students taking up the course. With that number, we need computers because each person has to do practical individual work.”
Rev. Sr. Uzokwe added that the new curriculum required modern teaching tools. “With the new curriculum it will be necessary to have projectors in every classroom to improve learning and make teaching less cumbersome. And it will also ensure that learners are technologically equipped for the 21st century job market,” she said, assuring that the equipment would be well maintained.
A special guest, Msgr. Joseph Marfo-Gyimah of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani, praised Ms. Gaisie and the Foundation for the initiative, urging other old students to emulate the gesture.
The donation event was also attended by the Kontire Baapanin of Ejisu-Besease, Nana Yaa Aninwaa Bodom (privately known as Mrs. Wilhemina Ansah-Abrokwah, mother of Ms. Gaisie), SRC representatives, teachers, as well as old and current students of SAHESS.
Since its establishment in 2022 by Ms. Gaisie and Ms. Angelina Asantewaa Yeboah, MagMina Foundation has supported a range of projects, including donations to orphanages, schools and clinics in several regions.