OTUMFUO EDUCATION FUND TO BE RE-LAUNCHED THIS WEEKEND.

The Otumfuo Education Foundation will officially re-launched the Otumfuo Education Fund this saturday 25th April 2009 in Kumasi.The fund which was inaugurated on 13th November,1999 has made education possible to several less privileged Ghanaians across the country.Some achievements of the fund includes provision of dual desks to basic schools in Ghana at a cost of GHC 5,200 and distributed in Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Region. 2714 students both first and second cycle institution including tertiary benefited form an amount of GHC148,622.26 as paid school fees and an amount of GHC90,769 was made available to institutions to help improve their infrastructure.Speaking to Journalists at a press soiree in Accra Mr.Eric Adjei who spoke on behalf of the Chairman of the foundation Nana Fredua Agyeman Pambuo said, the mission of the fund was to stop the decline in the standard of education by supplementing the efforts of the central government in "the provision of quality education for all" especially the people of Asanteman. "It is our duty to provide quality education to the youth of this country". He further stated that the foundation's objectives was to give financial aid or material assistance to the bright but needy students in the country,supply of school equipment,educational materials or teaching aids,provision and rehabilitating of school buildings and other facilities. Others Include giving of incentive packages for teachers and other educational workers who provide outstanding service,provision of any other assistance consistent with objective of the fund and investment in projects that promote education in Asanteman among others. Outlining some future prospects of the fund,he said, depending on the availability of funds to the Otumfuo education fund they would like to build a library complex in honour of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II the founder of the foundation and library stuffed with books for basic and senior level and a good ICT center.We would also like to establish a technical vocation institute to train basic school drop-outs ,also move from individual scholarships to provision of educational facilities,equipment among others to benefit many people and in line with its major objectives of advancing education in Asanteman in particular and Ghana as a whole,there will be the need to raise more funds to be able to adequately sustain the activities and programmes of the fund. Mr.Adjei finally called on the general public to join in the re launching which will take place in Kumasi with eminent persons such as the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II ,high profiled government officials,traditional rulers in Ghana,students among others.
BY:Michael Amedor