Amanano Rural Bank PLC, at Nyinahin, in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region has taken a bold step toward empowering local education in its operational territories.
The Bank has constructed and handed over an ultra-modern borehole water project for St. Louis College of Education, in Kumasi.
The state-of-the-art borehole water project cost approximately (GHȼ49,000) forty-nine thousand Ghana cedis and is fitted with durable water pumps and taps with 40,000 litters capacity water tank for convenient storage.
The Board Chairperson of the Bank Oheneyere Augustina Asare Osei in a brief remark before the official handover, acknowledged the special attention the Board attached to the proposal when it was presented to them especially knowing the importance of water in a wholly female institution.
She admitted the friendly business relationship between the Bank’s Mbrom branch which is one of the profitable branches and St Louis College of Education and that the decision to support the school with potable water was a necessity.
Oheneyere Asare Osei emphasised that the Bank’s partnership with St. Louis College of Education exemplifies the Board’s dedication to sustainable development in the communities they serve.
She added that providing a steady water supply is essential, and the Bank is honored to contribute to an environment that nurtures learning and progress.
The Principal of the College, Ms. Monica Connie Mensah, expressed her appreciation on behalf of the College for the Bank’s timely intervention to ease the acute water problem of the College that has persisted over the years.
The state-of-the-art borehole is designed to secure a reliable source of clean water for the college. With this installation, students and staff will enjoy improved access to water for drinking, a resource that is vital for maintaining both a healthy learning environment and a hygienic campus.
In a related development, the Bank in its quest to support education at all operational territories, has spent a little over GHȼ79,000 to renovate Nyinahin Salem D/A Medel Basic ‘A’ at Nyinahin in the Atwima Mponua District in Ashanti Region.
This according to the CEO of the Bank, Daniel Bediako has been handed over to school authorities as part of the Bank’s corporate social responsibilies.
The CEO, Mr Bediako, tells Business & Financial Times in an interview that these infrastructural supports for educational institutions have the potential to improve overall academic work as well as giving teachers and students a conducive working environment to do their work as required of them.
