The Member of Parliament (MP), for Lawra-Nandom Constituency, Mr. Ambrose Dery, has undertaken a number of projects including the rehabilitation of broken down bore holes, supply of sports equipment to communities and support for needy students and women's groups. He told the Daily Graphic at Kokoligu, his hometown, where he feted hundreds of constituents, that through his influence the St Maria Goretti Junior High School at Nandom received 633 text books worth $4,000 from the Rotary club of Tema. He said as a result of closer collaboration and deliberation with stakeholders in education in the area, some of the problems hindering effective teaching and learning which resulted in the poor Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results in the constituency were identified and were being solved. Mr. Dery said allowances of circuit supervisors amounting to GH¢1,030 were paid to boost their morale while the salaries of teachers at the Boo community which were in arrears for six months were being paid. Mr. Dery, who is also the deputy minority leader in parliament, explained that an amount of GH¢8,890 had been given out to 47 tertiary students. In consultation with the Nandom Catholic Parish, 17 very poor students had been identified from the JHS level and were also given GH¢50 each to cater for some of their expenses at school. The MP further assisted the students representative council (SRC) of the Lawra Senior High School with an amount of GH¢200 to acquire a new set of musical instruments to enrich entertainment programmes at the school. Mr. Dery opened an account with the credit union in the constituency with an initial amount of GH¢12,500 to support members of the Sungtang Nyong women's group and other women's groups in the constituency . According to him, when the amount matures, the women could access it as soft loans. The MP presented 10 sets of jerseys and a number of footballs to some communities and also assisted in the rehabilitation of a number of boreholes including that of the Eremon Secondary Technical School, Kunguo community, St Ceceilia Primary School and the Tampale community. He said that was just the beginning and that there were plans to ensure that many communities benefited from the facility. To improve information flow and also to maintain regular contact with his constituents, Mr. Ambrose Dery raised an amount of GH¢12,500 from his HIPC account to acquire a new mast for the community based radio station, Radio Freed for it to reach out to majority of the people. Mr. Dery has also seen to it that lessons were prepared and played on Radio Freed for JHS students under a distance education programme. He said recorded messages on best farming practices and HIV/AIDS were also played occasionally on radio to sensitize the people to the subjects. Mr. Dery expressed profound appreciation to the people for their unflinching support throughout the year and encouraged them not to relent since he was their spokesperson and representative in Parliament. The end-of-year parties were held in eight demarcated zones in the constituency including Babile, Lawra, Eremon and Zabo. Source: Daily Graphic