September 22, 2026
The Wamfie Child Development Centre of Compassion, in partnership with the Church of Pentecost, has donated 160 mono desks, together with 10 teachers’ tables and chairs, to the Wamfie Roman Catholic Basic School in the Dormaa East District.
The donation forms part of efforts to support the school and address its furniture challenges, which have affected teaching and learning.
During the media encounter, the Project Coordinator of Compassion, Mr. Lawrence Obeng, said the organization has partnered with the Church of Pentecost to support needy children in the district.
He explained that Compassion regularly holds meetings at the Roman Catholic Church and, through their engagements, realized that the school was facing a serious shortage of furniture, with some pupils struggling to get desks to sit on during lessons.
Mr. Obeng said the organization therefore decided to support the school with the furniture and appealed to management, teachers and students to take good care of the items to ensure their longevity.
On behalf of the Roman Catholic Church and the school, Rev. Fr. Monsignor Boakye Gyan expressed appreciation to Compassion for the gesture.
He urged teachers to guide the students to handle the furniture responsibly and ensure that the desks and chairs are properly maintained and put to good use.
He said the district continues to face furniture challenges, adding that although he had received several promises from philanthropists and organizations to support schools with furniture, many of those promises had yet to materialize.
According to him, Compassion has so far become the first NGO to fulfil its promise of providing furniture to the school.
Mr. Adom Danso expressed hope that other individuals and organizations who have pledged to support schools in the district would also fulfil their promises to help create a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning.