Scanaid Senior Secondary School boosted

Scanaid Senior Secondary School last Saturday received two 40-feet containers with an assortments of school material such as furniture, stationeries, clothing and computers etc. from donors in Scandinava.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the shool grounds in Brufut, Jo-Ann, of Spring Consulting from Scandivina said: "We chose this project because we want to have the personal contact with the school, teachers and students." She explained that Spring Consulting is an I.T company and each of her colleagues donate money out of their salaries. According to her, 175 consultants in Denmark and Norway sponsored this project. For his part, Farba Joof, representing the regional director of Region 2, said he felt happy to receive the wonderful gesture on behalf of the school. He thanked the donors for extending helping hands to the educational sector.

Mariama Baldeh, principal of Scanaid, said the school is sponsored by people living in Scandinavian countries According to her, the senior secondary school started with one hundred and twenty six students and most of the students are sponsored by the school in terms of feeding and providing books. Baldeh added that this is the first phase of the programme and urged the government to extend their goodwill gesture. Shee thanked the donors for their tireless efforts in support of Scanaid Senior Secondary School.

Author: Aji Fatou Faal