Koforidua, Feb. 3, GNA – Education in computer and Information Communication Technology (ICT) must not be the preserve of few advantaged children in society, the Reverend Father Bobby Benson, Director, Mathew 25 House, an HIV/AIDS centre said. To him every child has the right to quality education that would make him or her relevant to society, irrespective of status. Fr Benson made these remarks when a group from the United Kingdom known as African Development Association for Progress (Adap) presented computers and accessories, teaching and learning aids for ICT for children and other learning materials at a cost of 2,000 pounds to the orphans and vulnerable children at the centre. According to Fr Benson, the centre was currently taking care of 95 orphans and vulnerable children whose parents were either dead through HIV/AIDS or depending on the centre in all aspects of their livelihood including education.
He explained that, most of the children because of stigmatization have been placed in the care of guardians and relations, whiles the centre provides for them, and visits them occasionally to know their progress. He said the computer education sessions would be held on weekends for all the 95 children who would be mobilized from their various adopted homes to the centre. In addition to the donation the group would fund the training of selected teachers to handle the children through the computer education at weekends, at the centre. Mr Lecon Fatinikun who did the presentation on behalf of the team said, they were touched by the services being rendered by the centre to the HIV/AIDS victims and the vulnerable children, and decided to complement the effort of the centre. He said the nine-member team had been at the centre for the past weeks rendering their services in various capacities to support the activities and programs of the centre. 3 Feb. 09
Source: GhanaWeb
