It was all joy on the faces of staff and pupils of Emmanuel Presby Basic School in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region when a team from ASA Savings & Loans presented some educational materials and offered other support to facilitate teaching and learning at the school.

The team led by the Kasoa Area Manager of ASA, Beatrice Baiden, handed over a 2000 litre water tank to promote proper hand washing and hygiene, 12 dual desks and 20 mono desks to augment the infrastructure needs of the school.

The team also distributed stationeries to the students as part of its corporate social responsibility.

"We will continue to support quality education in our country. Our aim is to ensure that education is made accessible to everyone” Beatrice Baiden added.

The Kasoa Branch Manager of ASA, Priscilla Maclean, shared her inspiring educational journey with the pupils and emphasised the transformative power of education, especially to the girl child.

She further encouraged the pupils to aspire for more in their academic pursuits.

Speaking after the handing over, the Deputy Education Director in charge of Monitoring and Supervision of schools in Awutu Senya East, Stella Abutiatey commended the management of ASA Savings & Loans for this kind gesture and entreated other benevolent organizations and individuals to support the government in its quest to deliver quality education.

On her part, Irene Nutsigah, the School Improvement Support Officer (SISO) of Obom Road Schools was full of praise for ASA for the support.

She seized the opportunity to encourage the pupils to work hard with the hope of considering careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

She remarked: “Your visit today would go a long way to inspire the pupils, and we hope for more of such visits and support”.

The CSR/ Sustainability Manager of ASA, Richard Nartey said this donation aligns with ASA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, focused on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 3) for quality education, SDG 4 for good health and well-being, and SDG 13 for climate action.

He took the opportunity to speak to the students about the need to protect the environment and dispose of waste properly.

“We want to touch lives through such initiatives, making positive impacts in the lives of people. We need to inculcate in these young ones the ways and importance of protecting the ozone layer to help mitigate the impact of climate change”, he added.