The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Power Queens Club, have extended support to deprived communities in the Volta Region.

The regional branch led by the President, Patience Amuzu presented stationaries to the Matse Nkuase Salvation Army Primary School and furniture to the Mafi Workpe Basic School.

The ECG Power Queens Club, an association made up of female workers of the power distribution company aims to promote gender inclusion and address social injustice.

The Volta Regional branch of the Club as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility donated customised exercise books, erasers, pencils, pens, crayons, sharpeners and textbooks to the Matse Nkuase Salvation Army Primary School.

The Headmaster of the School, Jude Kofi Agboyo, appreciated the gesture, promising to put the items to good use.

The team then proceeded to the Mafi Workpoe Basic School in a rural area of the North Tongu District.

The school established in 1954 faces challenges, including a lack of furniture and infrastructure.

According to authorities, the office of the MP provided the school with classroom blocks that were not furnished with tables and chairs.

This prompted the school’s Management to approach the Volta ECG Power Queens Club for support.

In response, 90 dual desks, 9 teachers' tables and 8 chairs were presented to the school.

The Divisional Chief of Mepe Adzigo Workpoe Torgbe Korsi Agba III, lauded the efforts of the association and promised to champion the course of the Queen's of producing female engineers.

The Headmaster, Patrick Asigbe who was elated about the development said the provision of the
The President of Volta ECG Queens Club, Patience Amuzu, said aside from embarking on benevolent projects, the club seeks to promote gender equality in the company.

She detailed that ECG Queens Club is aiming at increasing female staff of the company from 27% to about 30% by the end of 2022.

The Queens also took the opportunity to counsel the pupils, especially females to take interest in science-related courses so they can become engineers, and doctors among others.