{"id":69399,"date":"2025-07-07T09:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=69399"},"modified":"2025-07-07T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:41:12","slug":"nla-good-causes-foundation-commissions-1-3-unit-classroom-block-in-akanteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=69399","title":{"rendered":"NLA Good Causes Foundation commissions 1 3-unit classroom block in Akanteng"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 16 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The NLA Good Causes Foundation has commissioned a three-unit classroom block constructed for the Akanteng Methodist Primary and Junior High School in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p>The facility includes a headmistress\u2019s office, a staff standard room, a kitchen, a storeroom, eight washrooms, a mechanized borehole, and a polytank.<\/p>\n<p>The National Coordinator of the NLA Good Causes Foundation, Kadiri Abdul Rauf Issifu, commissioned the project on behalf of the Director-General of NLA, Mohammed Abdul Salam.\u00a0 He was joined by the Chief of Akanteng, Barima Appiah Darkwa III; the Member of Parliament for Lower West Akim, Owen Kwame Frimpong; the Municipal Chief Executive for the area, Paulina Akabila; some local authorities and education officials.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Issifu stated that this project was undertaken under the Education Pillar of the Good Causes Foundation. The Education pillar focuses on providing educational support to brilliant but financially disadvantaged students and assisting educational institutions with the necessary logistics and resources. The Foundation also supports programmes and projects that align with its objectives.<\/p>\n<p>He also outlined the Foundation\u2019s work, highlighting its impact in education, which focuses on providing educational support to brilliant but financially disadvantaged students and assisting educational institutions with the necessary logistics. The Foundation also supports programmess and projects that align with its objectives.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-2048x1365.jpeg\" alt=\"NLA Good Causes Foundation commissions 1 3-unit classroom block in Akanteng\" class=\"wp-image-10032795822\" title=\"NLA Good Causes Foundation commissions 1 3-unit classroom block in Akanteng\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-210x140.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-218x145.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-225x150.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-217x145.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-340x227.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.05-1-55x37.jpeg 55w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p>In educating them about responsible gaming, Mr. Issifu encouraged the students to avoid gaming while highlighting the dangers of mobile lottery scams.<\/p>\n<p>In her remarks, Headmistress of the Akanteng Methodist Primary and Junior High School, Madam Gifty B. Sintim, explained how the school\u2019s deteriorating structure led to a joint appeal to the NLA through the former MP, Mr. Appiatu Ankrah. The current Member of Parliament for Lower West Akim, Owen Kwame Frimpong, completed the effort and further supported the school with new furniture.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Akanteng expressed his appreciation to the NLA Good Causes Foundation and all stakeholders involved, pledging to ensure proper maintenance of the new facility. He also highlighted the importance of such projects in supporting development in the area, emphasizing the significant impact the new facility will have on the community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-2048x1365.jpeg\" alt=\"NLA Good Causes Foundation commissions 1 3-unit classroom block in Akanteng\" class=\"wp-image-10032795820\" title=\"NLA Good Causes Foundation commissions 1 3-unit classroom block in Akanteng\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-210x140.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-218x145.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-225x150.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-217x145.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-340x227.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-06-at-23.20.04-1-55x37.jpeg 55w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The NLA Good Causes Foundation is the Authority\u2019s charity arm, spearheading its corporate social responsibility. The Foundation operates on four pillars: Health, Education, Youth and Sports Development, and Arts and Culture.<\/p>\n<p>The NLA Good Causes Foundation is hinged on Section 2(3) of the National Lotto Act. This section mandates the NLA to conduct, as part of the operation of the National Lotto, a lottery to provide care and protection for individuals who are physically or mentally afflicted, the needy, the aged, orphans, and destitute children. 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