The Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana, owners of Presbyterian schools in the country, has extended relief support to fire victims at Saboba EP Senior High School in the Northern Region.
On January 22, a devastating fire engulfed the girls’ dormitory, destroying valuable property and tragically claiming the life of a first-year student. The affected students lost all their belongings, except for the uniforms they were wearing at the time of the incident.
The disaster left students and school management in distress, prompting urgent appeals for assistance. The girls, now vulnerable, were left without essential items such as underwear, cover cloths, mattresses, mosquito nets, and exercise books.
Despite efforts by teachers, school management, and benevolent individuals to support the victims, challenges persist. The students are currently being housed in overcrowded classrooms, which are inadequate for their needs. The lack of space to hang mosquito nets has also raised health concerns.
On Wednesday, February 12, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana, led by the Moderator of the General Assembly, stepped in with much-needed relief items. The delegation donated mattresses, sanitary pads, underwear, exercise books, sachet water, and hand sanitizers to support the affected students.
Speaking at the donation ceremony, the General Moderator expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy and assured the school of the church’s continued commitment to its rehabilitation and recovery.
“The school was founded by the church and we are grateful and concerned about the life and development of the school. With the fire disaster that resulted in the loss of life of one of the students, we are grateful and touched and we send our condolences.
“With our Mission, we were touched by the tragedy and we still want to assure you that we will be with you in the process of the reconstruction of the dormitory, whatever it is, we are concerned.”
The headmaster of the school, Mr Prosper Kofi Tedoku could not hide his joy expressing profound gratitude, noting that the assistance had come at a critical time.
“On behalf of the board of governance of the school, management, teachers and students of this institution, we express our sincere appreciation to EP church Ghana for coming to our aid with these wonderful items. It is indeed a surprise to us and I must say it has come at the right time.
“We are grateful. We still want to appeal to the general public for more support, we still have the dormitory block to reconstruct and we are appealing to you to come to our aid”
Also present was the Saboba District Director of Education, Mr. Hayford Awuah, who commended the church for its generosity and reiterated the need for additional support to aid the school’s recovery.
“On behalf of the management of Saboba district directorate, I’m overwhelmed and short of saliva because we didn’t expect this. This is a surprise and what we want to tell the EP church is that they should continue whatever good plans they have for the school, we are behind them. We also want to appeal for more support to enable us to construct the dormitory block for our girls.”
The students expressed deep gratitude for the church’s support, appreciating the much-needed relief during this challenging time.
One of the students said, “We say a very big thank you to the Moderator and the EP church Ghana for this kind donation, we are grateful and forever remember them.”
“We express our sincere thanks to the EP church Ghana and the Moderator for this wonderful support to us. This will go a long way to at least help us get mattresses to sleep on. We lost everything and this donation has come at the right time,” another student also stated.
The school continues to seek additional support to rebuild the dormitory and restore a sense of normalcy for the students.
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