GACL marks 20th anniversary with outreach programme for 1,100 schoolchildren in airport enclave
Screenshot
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has organised a community outreach programme for 1,100 schoolchildren in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality as part of activities marking its 20th anniversary.
The initiative, held at the Accra airport enclave, brought together pupils from basic schools within the municipality for a day of fun, recreation and interaction with the airport management.
The children were treated to breakfast and lunch, participated in various games and recreational activities, and received educational supplies, including backpacks, exercise books, pens, pencils and erasers.
Speaking during the event, Managing Director of GACL, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, said the initiative formed part of the company’s commitment to making a positive impact in communities within which it operates.
She explained that the company had collaborated with the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly to identify basic schools within the municipality to ensure that children in the airport’s immediate surroundings benefited from the anniversary activities.
According to her, the initiative would not be limited to Accra, as the company plans to extend similar outreach programmes to other regions where it operates airports.
She disclosed that the regional outreach activities would begin the following weekend, with Kumasi, Tamale, Wa and Sunyani among the locations expected to benefit.
“We want to impact the schools within our community. We asked the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly to give us a list of the schools within our municipality to share with them,” she said.
The GACL Managing Director added that the company was committed to ensuring that communities hosting its airport facilities experienced tangible benefits from its operations.
The outreach programme forms part of GACL’s 20th anniversary celebrations, which seek to highlight the company’s contribution to national development while strengthening its relationship with communities surrounding its airport facilities.
