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An entourage led by the Western North Regional Minister, Hon. Richard Ebbah Obeng has finally commenced the distribution of study desks for schools in the Western North region under the 1School Child 1Study Desk initiative.
 
In the first quarter of 2021, the Regional Minister outdoors the 1School Child 1Study Desk initiative to combat the desk deficits in schools across the entire Western North region as another way of improving teaching and learning in the region.
 
At the launch of the initiative, the Western North region was reported to have had over 66,000 desks deficits, thereby impeding the quality and performance of education and students respectively.
 
At a gathering in the Bia West district, the Regional Minister handed over the first batch of 100 chairs and study desks to the Adjoafua English and Arabic Primary School to supplement the over 4,000 desk deficits in the Bia West district.
 
Present at the event were the Western North Regional Coordinating Director, Mr Francis Kwarteng Amoako, the DCE of Bia West District, Hon. John Koah, MCE for Sefwi Wiawso, Hon. Louis Owusu-Agyepong, Bia West District Education Director, Mr Thomas Kwoffie, and Bia West Police Commander Supt. Kwaw Teye.
 
Speaking at the gathering, the Regional Minister emphasized that the desks shall be fairly and equally distributed across the various districts such that no child in any school shall be in need of a desk.