By:Isaac Amoah
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has held an awards ceremony for winners of its “KMA-Horesd Inter-schools Waste Segregation and Recycling Challenge” which was launched on 9th April 2024.
The ceremony took place on Tuesday, 25th June 2024, at the Prempeh Assembly Hall.
The schools that participated in the maiden competition comprised Amankwatia Primary A & B (Subin sub-Metro), Fankyenebra Primary A & B (Nhyiaeso sub-Metro), Bantama Presby Primary A & B (Bantama sub-Metro), St. Joseph Primary A & B (Manhyia South sub-Metro), and Buokrom M/A Primary A & B (Manhyia North sub-Metro).
Some scenes from the awards ceremony
Award categories and winners
- BEST SHEP COORDINATOR – Theresah Adwoa Adomako (Amankwatia Primary A)
Award: Laptop -
BEST HEAD TEACHER – Mavis Horsu (St. Joseph Primary)
Award: Laptop -
BEST TEAMWORK AMONG TEACHERS – Buokrom Primary B
Award: Refrigerator -
BEST SCHOOL – Amankwatia Primary B
Award: A cheque of €3,000.
About 80 best pupils received a branded horesd school bag each, while the best classes received five packs of branded exercise books.
The Mayor of KMA, Mr. Sam Pyne, expressed his profound gratitude to the enthusiasm exuded by the pupils of the participating schools.
He also commended the teachers and their partners for the project.
Mr. Pyne indicated that the competition was not going to be a nine-day wonder, but rather it would be continued and even extended to cover more schools and children in order to help cultivate the habit of proper waste management.
According to him, KMA believes everything is well taught when it is done at the basic level, just as the Bible says, “Teach the child the way it should go so that when it is old, it will not go away from it.”
He added that KMA was working to instil proper waste collection skills in children in basic schools who are the future leaders of the metropolis.
In attendance were Francisco Carvalho, President of the City County of Praia; H.E. Mrs. Paqui Momparler, President of MANRA; Hon. Samuel Pyne, Mayor of Kumasi; Mr. Francis Dwira Darko, MCD-KMA; Helder Moriera, International Project Coordinator and Mr. Victor Rey, Communication Manager-MANRA.
Beautiful pictures from the awards ceremony
