Ashanti Development was established in 2005 when London-based Ghanaians asked their friends and neighbours to raise funds to help improve the quality of life of people in their home villages,
Since then they have provided clean water and sanitation for 16,000 people, built schools and clinics, established a hardship fund for disabled adults, and helped set up micro-credit schemes in 14 villages.
Ashanti Development requested funding to replace the leaking roof and supporting timbers of a primary school at Nkwanta, part of which was blown away in a storm. The school was built in 1996 and has six classrooms. There are 503 pupils, (236 girls and 267 boys) from Nkwanta and neighbouring Bobin, with a combined population of around 6,000 mostly farmers and herdsmen.
During the rainy season, the classrooms are flooded and rain falls onto the children, their books and desks, and classes have to be suspended. The time lost prevents the teachers from covering fully the syllabus, which inevitably has negative consequences for the children’s exam results,
KTCT provided a £6,160 grant to Improve conditions at Nkwanta Primary School will improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching.
