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April, 2015 News
VRA Donates Learning Materials to its Impacted Communities
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has donated Seventy Thousand (70,000) VRA branded exercise books, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Four (1,944) story books and One Hundred and Two (120) HIV/AIDS games to communities impacted by its operations within the Lower Volta Basin.
The donation forms part of the Authority's continuous support to its impacted communities under the Community Development Programme (CDP) framework document launched in May 2012.
Under the CDP framework document the Authority has been supporting needy but brilliant students within its impacted communities through the CDP scholarship scheme to the secondary and tertiary levels of education.
Making a donation of ten thousand VRA branded exercise books, three hundred and twenty-four story books and twenty HIV/AIDS games on behalf of the Authority at Battor in the North Tongu District, the Head of Corporate Communications of the Volta River Authority, Mr. Samuel Fletcher, said the Authority has, over the years, proven that education plays a pivotal role in its operations as the biggest power generator in the country.
He advised stakeholders within the educational sector to build effective collaboration with the Authority to enable the Authority deliver on its effort in supporting education in its impacted communities.
Mr. Fletcher urged the pupils to study hard in order to become good citizens not only for their communities but the nation at large.
"Education is the only guarantee to a better future and so therefore I implore all of you to learn hard in order to secure your future," he said.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of the North Tongu District Assembly, Madam Delphia Fafa Agbai who received the items on behalf of her district, was grateful to the Authority for the donation.
She promised her outfit would do everything possible to ensure that the books are used for their intended purpose.
The Central Tongu District, Ada East District, Kpando Municipal, South Tongu District and Keta Municipal assemblies each received VRA branded exercise books, story books and HIV/AIDS games.
Officials of VRA, District Assemblies and some beneficiaries pose for the camera.
In other news (April, 2015)
- VRA donates learning materials to its impacted communities.
- VRA explores opportunities in coal energy generation
- VRA celebrates 54 years of powering Ghana and West Africa.
- VRA, TR Spain Sign T4 Thermal Power Agreement to generate 186 MW power.
- VRA launches Knowledge Management Portal.
