Cedar Impact Network donates 1,000 textbooks to Ashanti Region schools

The Cedar Impact Network, in partnership with the KNUST Basic School, has donated more than 1,000 used textbooks and essential learning materials to underserved schools in the Ashanti Region. Under the "Don’t Throw It Away, Donate It" initiative, the organization distributed resources to Kensere M/A and Bogyawe M/A Basic Schools to address critical shortages and bridge the educational resource gap. The donation included not only textbooks but also exercise books and mathematical sets collected from students and parents at the KNUST Basic School.

The initiative focuses on sustainability by encouraging the reuse of educational materials that would otherwise be discarded. Ing. Deborah Achiaa Baffoe-Bonnie, founder of the Cedar Impact Network, explained that the project aims to give a "second life" to textbooks, ensuring that students in deprived communities have access to the same quality of learning materials as their peers in more urban areas. By facilitating the transfer of these resources, the network seeks to enhance educational outcomes and promote a culture of resource sharing within the Ghanaian school system.

The Deputy Education Director, Mr. Francis Nsafoah, commended the donation, describing it as a timely intervention that directly tackles the severe lack of resources in the beneficiary schools. He urged other organizations and stakeholders to follow this example, noting that many rural communities still face significant hurdles in accessing basic educational tools. Rev. Irene Nkansah, Headmistress of KNUST Basic School, echoed these sentiments and called for further collaboration among educational institutions to share surplus resources, as the Cedar Impact Network looks to expand this model to support more schools across the country.