Beyond Beans Foundation in partnership with Child Rights International, Ghana, has presented a tricycle with special features to Abeho, a community in the Ayensuano Municipality, to provide a safe, friendly, and convenient mode of transportation for children to commute to school.
The ceremony, held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, was attended by school children, teachers, parents and local dignitaries.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Project Manager for Community Development at Beyond Beans Ghana, Mr. Innocent Yeboah-Num, said his organization was committed to the welfare of children.
“Our partnership with Child Rights International, in implementing the School Mobility Project, is very important to us. We believe that children deserve access to quality education to help them achieve their purpose in life.
“We are very happy this project is being implemented and we believe that it will go a long way to help them improve attendance and school enrolment in the community,” he noted.
The Queen mother of Abeho, Ohemaa Afful Ayebea, thanked the organizations for their gesture and promised to ensure that the Tricycle Management Committee would maintain the tricycle so that it can benefit the children and the community at large.
The tricycle, with a roof, foldable side covers, upholstery seats and storage compartments, and capacity to carry about 12 children, was unveiled amidst cheers and applause.
More than 100 children from Abeho and its surrounding communities will directly benefit from this initiative. “I’m thrilled to ride in this tricycle to school,” exclaimed Comfort, a JHS student of Kwadwo Hum Roman Catholic Basic School. “It will enable us to get to school early and not miss the first lesson!”
The Mobility Project is funded by Beyond Beans Foundation and is being implemented by Child Rights International, Ghana. “This project demonstrates the power of partnerships in addressing pressing social issues. We, therefore, invite corporate organizations, and individuals to support the initiative”, Mr. Malek Appiah Affum, the Mobility Project Lead said.
Child Rights International plans to expand this initiative to other communities. So far, a total of 13 tricycles have been distributed in nine communities across three regions. “We envision a future where every child has access to safe, reliable, and friendly transportation, empowering them to succeed in education and beyond,” added Mr. Malek Affum.
By Malek Appiah Affum
