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Mary Vida Kwofie, Prestea / Huni-Valley Municipal Education Director, has pointed out that ICTs have changed the face of education around the world, especially in this era.
He said that without him, the world would have been completely paralyzed with the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The director spoke at the commissioning of the Yamoransa Model 8 Laboratory in Bogoso in the municipality of Prestea / Huni-Valley in the Western Region.
The project was funded by the Helping Africa Foundation (HAF) and the Friends of Yamoransa Foundation (FYF) and managed by IMPLEMENTERS, an Accra-based non-profit development management.
The Yamoransa Model Lab 8 facility is well equipped with a 50-person capacity computer lab to provide free ICT literacy sessions, as well as a conference room for workshops and teacher training.
It has a specially designed and installed MakerSpace by TECHAiDE, a Ghana technology company to help prepare Ghanaian students who need critical 21st century skills in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). ).
TECHAiDE, which configured all the technology systems, will also provide 2-year maintenance support funded by HAF & FYF.
Mary Vida Kwofie said that the Municipal Education Directorate has seen the project as a great promoter in its quest to ensure that the acquisition of knowledge and skills in ICT by schoolchildren and teachers is achieved.
He also expressed the hope that with the facility in full operation, the education department can be sure that schoolchildren would now be exposed to countless opportunities that will make them contribute to the socio-economic development of the municipality and the country in general.
TECHAiDE CEO Kafui Prebbie said that the MakerSpace, which is part of the facility, includes a 3D printer, a virtual / augmented reality system, Arduino, Legos, and other robotic equipment.
He said computers have more than 30 pieces of educational software installed to address curriculum requirements from the elementary through high school levels.
“An ASANKA device at the facility provides educational content over Wi-Fi to the center at a distance of half a football field around the facility and due to the lack of reliable electricity in many villages, the facility is completely solar powered. to provide the power as part of the package ”.
The general manager tasked the facility management committee with effectively maintaining the laboratory and allowing children to use it without restrictions and without charging any children for pesewa.
HAF President Dr. Deborah Rose said that today’s modern world has made ICT education the most important tool for productivity, efficiency, competitiveness, increasing wealth and prosperity.
He argued that HAF and FYF’s way of ensuring that Ghanaian students are exposed to standard ICT education is through the provision of computers and other ICT facilities to promote the practice of ICT and STEM theories using the Laboratory facilities. Yamoransa model.
HAF Executive Director Japhet Aryiku added that HAF and FYF were committed to promoting ICT education that now controls the world.
He said his NGO mission was working to improve education, health and social conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, especially Ghana.
He commended the Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful for the hard work she is doing, adding that it influenced the location of the Yamoransa Model Lab 7 in the Oti Region.
The head of the Bogoso Kokoase Traditional Area and president of the ceremony, Nana Kwasi Sampre, and the municipal executive director of Prestea / Huni-Valley, Dr. Isaac Dasmani, expressed their joy and satisfaction to HAF and FYF for bringing the project to the municipality and thanked them for the gestures.
