THE Tamale Polytechnic has donated GH¢1,250 to the chiefs and people of Kpalsi, a suburb of the metropolis to support a community library project in the area.
The money would enable the community to provide facilities such as ceiling fans, a desk top computer and a printer as well as provide training for key staff to manage the library.
The Rector of the Polytechnic, Alhaji Dr Yakubu Seidu Peligah, who presented the money to the Kpalsi Chief, Naa Yakubu Alhassan, at a short ceremony in Tamale said the gesture was part of the social responsibility programme of the polytechnic.
He explained that three months ago, the community appealed to the authorities of the polytechnic to support them to establish a community library to encourage reading among the youth in the area.
The rector commended the chief and his elders for initiating such a project and entreated other communities to emulate such self-help initiatives as a way of accelerating the development of deprived communities.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the polytechnic, Mr Mohammed Aziz, observed that the governing council of the polytechnic was very “enthusiastic about supporting communities in the polytechnic’s catchment area as a policy”.
According to him, the Kpalsi community was one of the peaceful areas in Tamale, and that it was important for the authorities of the polytechnic to support them.
“This gesture would also encourage both parents and schoolchildren in the area to invest in education for the benefit of the society at large” he stated.
The Kpalsi-Naa for his part thanked the Polytechnic for the gesture, and expressed the hope that other public-spirited individuals and organisations would support the development agenda of the community.
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