The Gabeulah Network Foundation has urged greater support for rural schools, warning that limited access to Information and Communication Technology equipment is widening the digital education gap.
The organisation made the appeal after donating a photocopy machine, a projector and hundreds of reading books to Frankadua D/A Junior High School in the Eastern Region.
The Foundation said many schools in rural communities still lacked basic ICT tools, even as technology became increasingly important to teaching and learning.
Its Operations Manager, Mrs Salomey Appiah Adjei, said the donation was part of the Foundation’s efforts to promote digital education in underserved communities.
She said inadequate ICT equipment continued to create difficulties for both teachers and pupils. The photocopy machine and projector, she added, would help improve classroom teaching and make it easier for teachers to prepare learning materials.
The Foundation said closing the technology gap was necessary to raise the quality of education and provide pupils with more equal learning opportunities.
Its founder, Reverend Gabline Awurama Beulah, said the organisation remained committed to supporting quality education and healthcare through community-based programmes.
Reverend Beulah also disclosed plans to extend similar assistance to more rural schools by providing computers, printers, projectors and tablets to support digital learning.
Receiving the donation, the Headmaster of Frankadua D/A JHS, Mr Harrison Mompi, said the equipment would help resolve some of the school’s teaching and administrative difficulties.
He said the photocopy machine would be used to produce worksheets, assessments and assignments, while the projector would support visual learning in the classroom.
According to Mr Mompi, the projector would also reduce the school’s reliance on the chalkboard. He expressed gratitude to the Gabeulah Network Foundation for supporting the school.
