Fenton on site roofed Library Project with Zeena (c) FC Group.
As part of its continuing corporate social responsibility to connect with the local Ningo-Prampram community in Ghanaian Capital City – Accra, FC Group in conjunction with its UK Partners, donates a brand-new library structure tagged: The Maya Abou-Jaoude Memorial Library Project, to improve the reading and writing skills of children in both basic and upper secondary levels.
Through the construction of the new library, children of Ningo-Prampram community who currently has no library facility will get access to a functional 100-seating capacity edifice equipped with furniture, bookshelves, a librarian’s office and washroom.
This fantastic library project has been endorsed by the local chiefs who have committed to providing a piece of land, free of charge, and FC Group is excited to be supporting the project as one of the founding sponsors. Through his extensive affiliation in the Printing Industry, as well his many cycling and skiing pursuits, Fenton Curley, MD of FC Group is working tirelessly to bring onboard other partners to support this worthwhile project.
Fenton, Zeena and Peter on site (c) FC Group.
OBJECTIVES OF MAYA ABOU-JAOUDE MEMORIAL LIBRARY PROJECT
- The objective is to promote early literacy and a reading culture amongst children living in poor and disadvantaged communities.
- Targets poor children who lack access to qualitative educational opportunities and relevant exposure which comes from access to books. Such children include those from families with low income, who attend poor community public schools or who do not attend any formal school programmes.
- Improve the general knowledge capacity and competitiveness of poor and disadvantaged children, as well as to foster healthy use of community recreational spaces.
- Provide online access and training via an Internet Café for all the locals.
FC Group Lagos, Nigeria multipurpose office and showroom (c) FC Group.
WHERE To Print gathered that the Maya Abou-Jaoude Memorial Library Project is just one of humanitarian projects supported by FC Group in West Africa (starting from Ghana though Nigeria – it’s biggest market, is also in offing) where it has an extensive office operations that support the entire graphic industries with prepress, press, and post press solutions. Over the years, FC Group also donates cycling clothing, equipment and accessories to amateur and aspiring cycling professionals in Ghana.
ABOUT THE GHANA TWIN FOUNDATION
The Ghana Twins Foundation (GTF) was formed in the year 2000 by the late twin Maya, who was associated to FC Exports and Zeena Abou-Jaoude who were then genuinely concerned for the welfare of underprivileged twins, exploited in the act of street begging. It is a non-governmental organisation promoting the social and economic well-being of deprived and needy twins and multiple birth children in the Ghanaian society, giving support parents faced with challenges in raising twins and multiple births. Its objective is to increase awareness of the special needs of twins and advocate for their rights.
The passion and energy of the Abou-Jaoude twin sisters shares the values of hard work, strong moral values and social compassion. For more information on GTF’s numerous worthy programmes please visit>>> www.ghanatwinsfoundation.org
