Ho-Dome A.M.E. Zion Basic School wins NCCE Civic Fest competition

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), with support from Fidelity Bank Ghana, has held its maiden Civic Fest Celebration and Competition in the Ho Municipality.

The event forms part of NCCE’s Climate Action Awareness Project on the theme “Protecting Our Environment: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”

The event featured three Civic Education Clubs from Philip-Akpo Memorial JHS, Dome A.M.E. Zion Basic School, and Mawuli JHS, who showcased their knowledge of civic values, environmental protection, and national issues through drama, poetry, dance, rap, comedy, and exhibitions of recycled plastic products.

After a keenly contested competition, the Ho-Dome A.M.E. Zion Basic School emerged as the overall winner, impressing the judges with their creativity and strong understanding of the theme.

Mr Kenneth Kponor, the NCCE Volta Regional Director, commended Fidelity Bank Ghana for sponsoring the programme and urged pupils to embrace the three ‘Rs’ – reduce, reuse, and recycle – as the only way to combat plastic waste and its harmful health effects.

Rev. Vincent Adzika, the Ho Municipal Director of NCCE, praised the participating schools for their enthusiasm, stressing that Civic Fest was not only about academic competition but also to nurture honesty, patriotism, communal spirit, and environmental consciousness among schoolchildren.

Torgbui Kludzehe of Ho, who chaired the event, expressed admiration for the pupils’ talent and their ability to transform plastic waste into useful products.

The event was attended by dignitaries including Mr Oral-Robert Amenyo, the NCCE Volta Regional Deputy Director; Mr Elliot Setornam and Mr Kwami Akorlor of Fidelity Bank Ghana; Rev. Israel Akrobortu, the Regional Director of the Department of Children, and Mr Michael Tormeti from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).

The rest were Ms Seyram A. Genie-Aidam, the Girl Child Coordinator of GES; Ms Gladys Amuzu, Second Cycle Schools Coordinator, Ghana Education Service (GES), and Ms Cynthia Ayim, the Planning Officer at Ho Municipal GES.

Awards were presented to the winning school and all participating institutions, with a call on the pupils to become ambassadors of environmental protection in their schools and communities.

Source: GNA