Abena Osei-Asare gives 200 Atiwa East students school items, cash support
Ghanaian MP Abena Osei-Asare provided school supplies and financial support to 200 students in the Atiwa East constituency. She also highlighted ongoing challenges with the national Free Senior High School placement system.
Why it matters
This initiative addresses the financial barriers to education for low-income families while highlighting political discourse regarding the management of national education programs.
Member of Parliament for Atiwa East Abena Osei-Asare has supported 200 students from the constituency who gained admission to senior high school with essential supplies and cash assistance to ease the financial burden on their families.
The beneficiaries each received a trunk, chop box, mattress, provisions and cash during a ceremony attended by parents and guardians.
Osei-Asare urged the students to remain disciplined and committed to their education, saying they represented the future human capital and leadership of the constituency.
She also raised concerns about challenges facing the implementation of Ghana’s Free Senior High School programme, particularly difficulties with the school placement system.
“Free SHS remains an important legacy that has been bequeathed to the NDC government,” Osei-Asare said, urging the government and relevant stakeholders to ensure the programme was managed effectively and to find lasting solutions to the placement difficulties.
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