Global Group Of Companies And Maria Boost Grafton Polio School
As a way of giving back to the community,
Global Group of Companies and Mariatu Kargbo Foundation have donated building
materials to the Maria Polio School at Grafton for the construction of their
school as well as learning equipment worth millions of Leones.
The donation
took place yesterday at the school grounds on Wednesday 19th
January, 2017.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Global
Group of Companies Madam Zhang Jinling before presenting the items on behalf of
the company and Maria who is currently in China said they believe that
disability is just a perception and if they can forget what they have and see
what they give there is a brighter future.
“Let’s know them for their abilities not
their disability as the only disability in life is bad attitude,” she urged all
present.
Global Group of Companies is the Company that
is constructing the Sewa Grounds multi-purpose market.
Madam Zhang went on to say this is the first
time Global Group of Companies is making such donation to that school. She
pledged more support to the school as a way of improving the quality of
education in the country.
Chairman of Promotion Committee of and
Unification Sierra Leone,Li Luming said Sierra Leone is their second home and
they want to ensure quality education for the children of this country.
He went on to say if the children have
conducive learning environment they will focus on their education and always
come out with good result.
He expressed optimism of a great Sierra Leone
in a not too distance future.
“We want to ensure that the children of
Sierra Leone get better education. This is the China-Sierra Leone friendship.
Ibrahim Bangura PRO of the Mariatu Kargbo
Foundation and Deputy General Manager Global Group of Companies said the
donation was part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.
“The Chinese are doing all they can to help
Sierra Leone. Let us join them as Sierra Leoneans to support the children. The
little contribution you are giving will go a long way for them. They need more
items to complete their school and for their own needs.”
He went on to say they want to make sure that
Maria Primary school becomes one of the best in the country.
Head Teacher of the Maria Primary School,
Madam Mariama Jalloh expressed their joy for the timely support of the Global
Group of Companies and Mariatu Foundation.
She said Maria always come to their aid from
the unset and called on all and sundry to render their support to the school at
all time as they are not on the payroll from the government.
“We are really struggling to survive."
Simon Kamara Chairman Grafton Polio
Association explained that Maria is giving stipend to teachers and paying
school fees for the children. He stressed that disable is not inability.
Currently Maria Polio School children are
occupying personal household veranda to get classes and the building which was
constructed for hospital as the school because the community sees value in
educating their children.
Some of the items donated are corrugated
zincs for roofing the five class rooms building, books, pencils, and other
educational items for the children and the teachers. The doors, windows, glass
and other items will be donated later according to both groups.
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