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More pupils benefit from School Feeding in Mfantsiman

By
Isaac Arkoh/Victoria Agyemang, GNA

Anomabo (C/R), Oct. 20, GNA – More than
1,940 pupils are benefiting from the School Feeding Programme in the Mfantseman
Municipality of the Central Region.

The programme is a social safety net that
provides both educational and health benefits to vulnerable children, thereby
increasing enrolment, reducing absenteeism, and ensuring one hot balanced meal
for school children.

Addressing the chiefs and people of Anomabo
to climax the Okyir Festival, Mr Ekow Hayford Quansah, the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Mfantseman, said beneficiaries include Anomabo Catholic, Anglican, and
Methodist schools.

Speaking on the theme: “Education, a
Tool for Development,” Mr Quansah said the initiative had effectively
reduced streetism, teenage pregnancy and related social vices.

He reiterated government’s resolve to
expanding the School Feeding Programme to cover more basic schools to ensure
all children of school going age had access to quality education.

He applauded the Government for introducing
the Free Senior High School Policy as strategic means of easing the financial
burden on parents, reducing attrition and improving retention.

Mr Isaac Adomakoh Mensah, the Finance
Manager of the Ghana Tourism Authority, said his outfit expected tourism
enclaves in the Central Region to be expanded and enriched to attract more
tourists and investors to the country.

He urged all to promote and embrace tourism
to earn more revenue to increase developmental projects and reduce unemployment
rates.

Mr Kenneth Kelly Essuman, the Municipal
Chief Executive, announced plans for the renovation of the new Anomabo Market
and 92km stretch of roads in Anomabo and surrounding communities.

Mr Kwamena Duncan, the Central Regional
Minister, reiterated government’s commitment to bringing development to the
door-steps of the citizenry and called for the support of all to make it a
success.

GNA

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