The Achimota Trust

Patron: The Lord Ribeiro, Kt, CBE, of Achimota and Ovington

The Achimota Trust is a Charity Registered in England and Wales no. 295966

Earlier News Reports

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The Achimota Trust

4 Cranfield Drive

London NW9 5WH

The Achimota Trust has been in existence since 1987 and has been involved in a variety of projects and activities since that time. Here are some news reports from the recent past.

9 February 2005: Science Equipment and Sportswear

10 March 2005: Science Equipment and Sportswear

3 May 2005: Wedding Gifts with a Difference

21 January 2006: Home Science Department

5 April 2006: New Home Science Equipment

25 June 2006: Extra £3,000 to Home Science

11 July 2006: Letter of Appreciation from Achimota

9 March 2007: New Computers

9 March 2009: Computers, AV and Tractor Slasher Equipment

10 April 2009: TV sets, DVD Players and Voltage Stabilisers

Science Equipment and Sportswear

9th February 2005

The Trust has, at the request of the School, just ordered physics equipment worth almost £1,000. The Trust has also purchased 22 microscopes for the biology department at a cost of almost £1,450. It is expected that these items will be shipped to Ghana shortly. Malcolm Redding is currently in negotiation with a firm of sportswear manufacturers to purchase and send to Achimota a range of sportswear and equipment, including some tracksuits bearing the Achimota crest.

Science Equipment and Sportswear

10th March 2005

Further to the news item of 9 February 2005, the Trustees are pleased to report that the School has now taken delivery of the equipment for the Physics Department and the microscopes for the Biology Department and has expressed its gratitude. An order for sports equipment and clothing to the value of over £2,500 has now been placed and should be delivered within the next few weeks. This brings to over £6,000 the expenditure on School projects in the current financial year.

Home Science Department

21st January 2006

Achimota School has requested support from the Trust for equipment for its new Home Science department. The Trustees have agreed to try to provide such support and work is under way to procure the items requested.

New Home Science Equipment

5th April 2006

The Trust has recently spent £2500 on equipment for the Home Science department at Achimota School; we are grateful to OAA(UK) Treasurer Akora Beatrice Mettle-Nunoo who spent a day in Accra shopping for the items with members of the Home Science staff. The School has thanked the Trust for this latest grant in support of one of its priority areas.

Extra £3,000 to Home Science

25th June 2006

The Trust has recently spent a further £3000 on equipment for the new Home Science department at Achimota School; once again, the Trustees are most grateful to OAA(UK) Treasurer Akora Beatrice Mettle-Nunoo who helped the members of the Home Science staff in procuring the items purchased. The total grant from the Trust to support the School in equipping the new Home Science building has been £5500.

New Computers Supplied

9th March 2007

The Trust is pleased to announce that it has been able to support the School by the provision of 20 new computers and a printer, items which were high on the School’s list of priorities for the year. The equipment was procured in the United Kingdom and shipped to Ghana, all shipping and clearing costs also being met by the Trust, and the School has taken delivery of it. The total cost was just over £7,000 (between 125 and 126 million cedis). The procurement and shipping of the computing equipment was organised and managed by Lead Trustee, Akora Ken Agra liaising with the Acting Headmistress Mrs Mensah, and Trustee and former Headmistress Akora Charlotte Brew-Graves in Ghana. The Trust was delighted to receive this letter of thanks from Mrs Mensah.

Wedding Gifts with a Difference

3rd May 2005

The Trust is very grateful to Akora Dr Daniel Darko (1980-85) and Dr Sian Edwards who asked family and friends to make donations to the Achimota Trust instead of giving them wedding presents and have sent to the Trust the amazing total of £2,465. This is a most generous and novel addition to the Trust’s incomeand in thanking Dr and Mrs(Dr) Darko, we wish them every happiness in their married life.

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10th April 2009

A short ceremony was held at the school to present the items officially to staff and students. The Deputy Boys' Senior Prefect received the items on behalf of the students and expressed his appreciation to the Achimota Trust and the old Achimotan Association in the UK on behalf of the Board of Governors Staff and Students of Achimota School.

Letter of Appreciation

11th July 2006

The Trust has received the following letter from the Headmistress of Achimota School, Mrs Adelaide Kwami:

Letter of Appreciation

I write on behalf of the Board of Governors, the school and on my own behalf to thank the Achimota Trust for donating teaching and learning materials to the Home Economics Department, the third instalment within a short period of time.

It is indeed a morale booster to both staff and students and we hope that this will help them to improve upon their exam results. We are indeed very grateful to Akora Beatrice Mettle-Nunoo and her sister-in-law Mrs Cynthia Mettle-Nunoofor their effort in purchasing all these items for the school

I am also happy to inform you that the sporting equipment you sent to us has worked wonders. In the inter-school athletics competition, the school competed in zone two with twenty-one schools. The boys took the first position while the girls took the fourth position. They promise that this is only the beginning of greater things to come.

New Computers, Audio-Visual Equipment and a Slasher Supplied

9th March 2009

During the financial year 2008/09, the Trustees of the Achimota Trust have donated the following items to the school, expending a total of £11,815.00 as at 18 February 2009.
• 20 new computers (in addition to the 20 computers that were donated in 2007)
• A brand new slasher for the Massey Ferguson Tractor donated in 2004

• 5 x 32in Samsung LCD television sets for use in the science laboratories
• 5 x DVD players
• 3 x voltage stabilisers

The Trust has received the following letter of appreciation from Mrs Adom, Headmistress of Achimota School: