US based gospel singer and minister, Herty Corgie made a donation to the Dzorwulu Special School on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in a bit to
lend support to the government run facility which caters to the needs of students
with special needs.
Corgie, who is a budding musician is based in the US state
of Maryland with her husband and children but keeps keen interest in happenings
in her Ghana home country.
It is on her recent visit that she opted to lend a helping
hand to the Dzorwulu Special School based in Dzorwulu where she resided while
in Ghana.
Items presented to the school include packs of fizzy drinks,
gallons of cooking oil, bags of rice, bags of sachet water, detergents, toilet
papers, cartons of canned tomatoes, canned fish and a few other items.
Assistant headmaster of the school, Freddie Tetteh who received the items expressed gratitude calling
on other non-governmental organisations and philanthropists to support the school
with nutritious items and educational materials.
He submitted the 160 students in the school are trained to possess
skills they can use to earn a keep when they graduate from the school adding the
students are trained in agriculture, carpentry, car washing, sewing, bead
making and cooking of local dishes.
The special educators who instruct the students in education
are drawn from the University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast and the University
of Education, Winneba – UEW.
Mr. Freddie Tetteh of the school receiving the donated items
from Madam Herty Corgie
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Mr. Tetteh stated as a government run boarding facility,
they enjoy subvention from the state as well as a beneficiary of the free education
scheme. He however pointed out that the school could do with instructional
materials as the students require a one-on-one interactional mode of knowledge
transfer as they don’t fare well with abstract teaching. The teaching and
non-teaching staff number about 45 and while some stated they had apprehension dealing
with the students, they’ve since learned to adapt and wouldn’t have it any
other way.
Intellectual disability (ID) is characterized by
below-average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skills necessary for
day-to-day living. People with intellectual disabilities can and do learn new
skills, but they learn them more slowly.
Herty Corgie supported by her Herty Corgie Music team after the donation mentioned her ‘GraceFoundMe’ nonprofit organisation registered
in the US about the two years ago supports humanitarian projects both in Ghana,
the US and other countries like Haiti. The Ghanaian coordinators; Faustina Ofori Armstrong and Lebene Adjoyi were in session for the
donation as was emerging music act, Carl
Clottey.
Corgie in the weeks ahead will release two new tunes whiles
staging the Overflow Concert on June 2, 2019 at the Grace2Grace Centre in Maryland, USA.
Source: www.blakkpepper.com
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