NUGS embarks on voluntary teaching exercise at flood affected schools in the Volta Region

 The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) will embark on a one-month volunteering teaching exercise as part of the Union’s effort to support school going children who have been affected by flood and displaced from their schools and immediate environs following the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams in the Volta region.

The exercise will bring together committed and dedicated individuals willing to contribute their time and the passion to support schools affected by the flood affected areas.

According to NUGS, the devastation caused by the floods have left a lasting impact on the education system in the region, disclosing that 27 basic schools remain closed which have adversely affected close to 9,178 school children.

“The children are unable to attend school as the flood situation have displaced over 300 teachers and have impacted negatively on teaching and learning as well as the disrupting the educational calendar and the ecosystem of the communities.

At a news conference in Accra, the President of NUGS, Mr. … Kyereme called on duty bearers and stakeholders in the educational value chain to fast track measures and structures being put in place to alleviate the suffering of people in the catchment areas saying the Union’s heart goes out to the communities that have encountered the brunt of the disaster.

NUGS have embarked on an assessment trip to the affected areas and have engaged with students, disaster management teams, opinion leaders to have firsthand information of the affected communities and said the Union is working fervently to provide essential teaching and learning materials to the affected schools.

“The impact of the flood extends beyond the classroom and again pointed out that close to 26,000 residents in the Volta Region and the lower Volta basin have been displaced from their homes and communities”, he said, noting that some towns and villages in and around Yeji in the Pru East District in the Bono East region have also been affected and was quick to state that 10 basic schools have been washed away.

He however urged players in the educational space to roll out modalities to restore back the educational systems and structures in the affected communities, saying no child is disadvantaged as a result of the crisis and urged corporate bodies, religious institutions, benevolent societies among others to come to the aid of the people.

HE also used the occasion to plead with government to pay all outstanding arrears owed to the Nursing training students.

Source: Ben LARYEA/johnawuniktv@gmail.com