The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey has appealed to Corporate Ghana to partner with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to fix urgent infrastructural gaps in public basic schools as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Mayor Allotey made the appeal when he halted the cooking and serving of noodles to pupils during the distribution of 3,000 back-to-school packs containing exercise books, pencils, erasers, soft drinks and biscuits to welcome pupils and new entrants across the metropolis to school.
He stressed that what many schools urgently needed were “cemented floors, proper painting, secure doors and windows, desks, and adequate teaching and learning materials,” rather than temporary food gestures like noodles.
Briefing the media, Mayor Allotey said that while he appreciated the company’s intention to feed children, lasting impact would come from rehabilitating classrooms and improving learning environments.
The Mayor stressed that the episode exemplified his broader call for CSR to be channelled into durable, high-impact projects rather than one-off publicity gestures.
He said the AMA stood ready to collaborate and facilitate transparent, accountable renovations with clear scopes and timelines to improve teaching and learning.
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