Huawei Ghana has donated ICT devices and equipment worth GH¢125,000 to facilitate the teaching and learning of students living with hearing loss at the Mampong Akuapem Senior High Technical School for the Deaf in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
The items donated to the school included: 7 HD projectors to facilitate digital teaching, 2 pieces of 65 inches television sets, 2 sets of public address systems, 20 desktop computers and 20 pairs of office desks, and chairs.
The donation which affirms the leading ICT Company’s commitment to promote inclusive education for all at all levels was aimed at giving the hearing-impaired students at Mampong Akuapem an opportunity to enhance their skills with more practical learning experience. It will also seek to facilitate the overall teaching and learning processes of the school.
Speaking during the ceremony, the Director of Public and Government Affairs at Huawei Ghana, Mrs. Jenny Zhou, mentioned that as a company, Huawei prioritises social contributions geared toward ICT and education, and as a result will continue to consciously invest in more of such initiatives to help in the development of inclusive education in the country.
She disclosed that, Huawei is currently working with UNESCO and the Ministry of Education through the Ghana Education Service (GES) and partners in Ghana to implement the pilot of the Technology Enabled Open School System (TeOSS), through which robust systems that can connect schools and home-based learning at the basic school level are being built to ensure the continuity and quality of learning under normal or crisis situations.
“I am happy to say that we have included the Akropong School for the Blind or the Visually Impaired as we like to call it, as part of the first beneficiaries for the project, and our team of engineers and project coordinators from Huawei, UNESCO, GES and CENDLOS have visited the school for a comprehensive assessment and site survey,” she said.
According to her, Huawei’s just ended Seeds for the Future Women in Tech programme also for the first time in Ghana, also saw the successful participation of a female student with a hearing impairment who impressively emerged as one of the top scorers and best participants during the training.
Mrs. Zhou, in line with this, encouraged the students to avoid being defined by any predicament and never give up in pursuing their dream as there are endless and equal opportunities out there for them.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. Ntim Fordjour, commended Huawei and other supporting companies like Meinergy Technologies and Green House International for their benevolence.
According to him, between 2017 and 2020, a total of 2009 infrastructural projects were initiated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo’s government, out of which 70% has since been completed and handed over with the rest at various stages of completion; and as such the gesture by the three companies is a step in the right direction.
He therefore called on other corporate players to also augment on the effort government is putting in place to provide support for special students in education to ensure that every child in Ghana has an equal access to quality education.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, commended Huawei, Meinergy Technology and Green House International for supporting them in the delivery of their community service to the students and management of Mampong Akuapem Senior High Technical School for the Deaf. He encouraged the students to learn more and enjoy the nurturing they are being given as disability is no disadvantage in our local community today.
