Accra: Mr James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister, jointly with Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, the Member of Parliament of Ho West, and Mr Francis Profer Dusey, the District Chief Executive, have symbolically cut-the-sod for 17 major educational projects in the Ho West District. The ceremony, held at Tsito Awudome Senior High School (AWUSCO), marked a significant step toward expanding access to quality education, improving learning environments, and addressing long-standing infrastructure deficits in schools across the district.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Gunu stated that the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) remains committed to delivering educational infrastructure nationwide. The Fund is currently completing abandoned projects while initiating new ones to enhance equitable access to schooling, with effective monitoring being essential to ensure these projects are completed on time.
Mr Bedzrah, also the Board Chair of the GETFund, expressed gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for upholding his commitment to invest in education. He assured constituents that the double-track system at AWUSCO would end by next year with the expansion of classroom and dormitory facilities.
District Chief Executive Mr Dusey commended the collaboration among national, regional, and district leadership, describing the projects as a bold response to the educational aspirations of communities within the district. The projects span basic, secondary, and technical institutions, including works on administration blocks, classroom complexes, perimeter fences, dormitories, dining halls, teachers' bungalows, and modern kindergarten facilities.
Among the key developments are a lecture hall complex for Amedzofe College of Education, 12-unit classroom blocks for several senior high and technical schools, and new dining halls with kitchens for Tsito Senior High Technical School, Avatime Senior High School, and Anfoeta Technical Institute. Basic schools are also set to benefit from six-unit classroom blocks at Bame EP Basic School and Dzolokpuita Salvation Army Basic School, as well as a modern kindergarten block with ancillary facilities at Dzolokpuita.
Education officials noted that the combined impact of the projects would significantly expand enrolment capacity, reduce congestion, and provide safer, more conducive environments for both teaching and learning across the district. Community leaders and residents lauded the initiative, describing it as a major milestone in the drive to uplift educational standards and secure a brighter future for young learners in Ho West.