Jay Ghartey at Nima School |
Renowned
musician Kweku Gyasi Ghartey, otherwise called Jay Ghartey, has reaffirmed his
commitment to education with a promise to set up more charity schools across
the country.
The
US-born Ghanaian music sensation has announced his intention to build two such schools
in Winneba and Cape Coast – which he describes as his ancestral hometowns.
The
‘My Lady’ hit-maker announced this in Accra shortly after inspecting his new
charity school at Nima, last week.
The
school, constructed by Jay and his brother, Joe Ghartey, as a project under their
GH Brothers Youth Foundation, currently caters for over 150 pupils from the
elementary to the adult level.
The
pupils, many of whom hope to return to the proper school system, have now taken
to the opportunity provided by the school to build their future.
In
an interview on Monday, Jay Ghartey hinted that he would set up two additional
schools in Winneba and Cape Coast, all in the Central Region.
“These
are my ancestral towns and as the saying goes, ‘charity begins at home,’ my
next planned schools are going there,” he announced, adding that he intended to
build more of such schools across the country.
Touching
on his visit to the Nima charity school, Jay Ghartey shared a profound delight upon
meeting and interacting with the pupils, who promised to take their studies
seriously in order to realise their aspirations.
He
said: “I had a great visit with the children. This has always been a dream of
me and my brother to have schools that help the youth of Ghana.
“There
are so many geniuses who need to be encouraged and sometimes encouragement and
an academic environment is all a child needs to blossom into a responsible
citizen,” he added.
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