Ahmadiyya School Gets Mariatu Kargbo Foundation, Global Group Of Companies Donation

By Manteneh A. Daboh

Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School and other nine Secondary Schools in Freetown have received donations from Mariatu Kargbo Foundation and Global Group of Companies.

The donation which took place at the Ahmadiyya School yesterday 28^th February 2017 brought together nine more secondary schools in Freetown under one roof as they received smart phones from the two groups. Mariatu Kargbo is an ex-pupils of that school. The donation to the school  ranged from emergency cell phones, sport jerseys and musical instruments.

Before making the donation, Mariatu Kargbo thanked the principal, staff of the school and the other visiting principals of the different schools that graced the ceremony. She said she was a daughter from the school, and was pleased to have gone back to her alma mater to give them what she described as a small token.

Mariatu Kargbo Foundation and Global Group of Companies believed that education is the act of learning through a medium that both educates and entertains. She urged the students to take their studies seriously. ‘If one wants to touch the past, touch a rock, wants to touch the present, touch a flower likewise if one wants to touch the future, touch a life,’this she said is her belief.

She challenged the pupils that it takes them to make a difference.  “We make a living by what we get and make a life by what we give. With the efforts of other ex-students all over the world we will make our school better and serve as role models.”

She also thanked the Chinese Government and the Government of Sierra Leone for their endless support in improving education in both countries.

Mariatu Kargbo advised students that life was not a bed of roses, they must be positive in everything.

She said the donation was not only for Ahmadiyya but other schools as well, stressing that the best benefit the children could have was education.

The Principal of the Mariatu Kargbo Junior Secondary School, Alhaji Karimu Sesay also thanked Mariatu and her team for such a wonderful donation.

He said that it was not the first time she waas donating to the school.

“Ahmadiyya is a big school with a big heart and as one of us, we appreciate your kindness and pray that the Almighty Allah bless you and your team and provide for you even more so that you will always remember us.”

Managing Director and CEO of Global Group of Companies Madam Zhang Jingling expressed her deepest appreciation to be part of Ahmadiyya history. She promised  Global Group of Companies support to the school. She said education the key to life which every pupil should value.

Ophelia M. Morrison SSS Principal Annie Walsh Memorial School was who is the Chairman, Conference of Principals, thanked Marie and her team for such a gesture.

She said what they have witnessed was only from a person with a big heart.

“She might have sold everything and use the money for her own personal use but she thought that her school needed it more than she did.”

She went on to say Mariatu has shown to them that she values education, students and the teachers of the various schools.

“She has come back to her school in her little way to donate something not only for her school but other schools.”

Madam Ophelia M. Morrison described Mariatu and her partners as philanthropists with a very big heart.  “The only thing that will please her back is seeing students doing well, taking their studies seriously, also to see teachers render good services and making the name of the school fly higher than it is,”Madam Ophelia M. Morrison said.

This is not the first time MariatuKargbo Foundation is making such donation. Teachers as well as pupils of Maria Primary School, Polio Community (MPSPC) Grafton always give thanks to Maria for what she is doing for them.

MariatuKargbo who is one of Sierra Leone’s finest performing Artist, Entertainer, Musician and Model is based in China. Through her performance over the years, Maria has been engaging in fund raising events in China to raise money in helping under privileged kids in China and Sierra Leone. Few months ago Maria donated learning materials to school kids and has been involved in supporting children, women and girls in various sectors of the country. Some of the items donated are rolls of uniform, cartons of books, pencils, slippers among others. 

Ibrahim Bangura, Maria’s Coordinator in Freetown and Manager of Global Group of Companies was among those that made the donation. Other principles that received phones were:

Ophelia M. Morrison SSS Principal Annie Walsh Memorial School, Elvira M.J. Bobson Kamara FSSG Principal SSS, Floretta B.C. Webber St. Helena Secondary JSS, Alberta J.N. Demby St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Samuel M. Sawyerr Government Municipal Secondary School and Alimatu Massaquoi St. Edwards Secondary Senior School. The donations were handed over to the principal of Ahmadiyya Senior Secondary School, Alhaji Karima who in turn presented them to other Principals and teachers.