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Cargill has initiated a scheme dubbed the ‘Cargill Schools Project’ to build new schools for the people of Adjei Kojo, a fishing community in the Tema West constituency.
 
Cargill over the week held a sod-cutting ceremony to commence the construction of the schools.
 
The colorful event was graced by the Chief of Staff, Madam Frema Akosua Osei-Opare, the Deputy Minister of Education, John. Ntim Fordjour, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Michael Okyere Baafi, the US and Dutch Ambassadors, Her Excellency Stephanie S. Sullivan and His Excellency Ron Striker, the MP for Tema West, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, and other dignitaries from the other five project communities across the country.
 
In 2019, Cargill Inc. outlined its plan to build six schools in Ghana - five in cocoa-producing districts and one in Tema.
 
This Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aligns with the Cargill Cocoa Promise -  the company's strategic plan to improve the incomes and living standards of farmers and their communities while growing cocoa sustainably.
 
The project will be executed in partnership with CARE International, comprising of three primary schools, two kindergarten blocks, and one junior high school block, in the communities of Fahiakobo, Lines, Fojourkrom, Juabo, Afofiekrom in the Western North Region and Adjei Kojo in the Tema West constituency, close to Cargills processing facility.
 
The aforementioned communities are among those with the most pressing educational infrastructural needs as identified through PROSPER - Cargills needs assessment project with CARE International.
 
The project is one aspect of the overall CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach which mainly focuses on access to education, health, nutrition, and economic empowerment. As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen cocoa-growing communities, prevent child labor and invest in education, the Cargill Schools Projects new facilities will provide an estimated 700 children with access to education.
 
The Deputy Minister of Education, John Ntim Fordjour reiterated his office commitment to support the Cargill Schools building project.
 
He highlighted the readiness of his office to deploy qualified teachers to the schools once they have been completed.