Amatheon Agri Supports Education in Nwoya

Agri Uganda Limited offered school furniture to Wii-Anaka Primary School

In a bid to support education in the northern region, Amatheon  Agri  Uganda Limited has handed out school furniture to Wii-Anaka Primary School. The school received 130 desks, teachers’ chairs and tables for grades 1-7.

“With the provision of furniture, we want to establish a more supportive and motivating learning environment and further improve the safety of students. Over 300 students will have a safe place to sit, complete their assignments and hence increase chances to improve their performance,” Nancy Akumu, the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Manager revealed.

Amatheon Agri Uganda Limited ,part of AmatheonAgri holdings N.V,a trading and food Group developing sustainable project in Sub-Saharan Africa also plans to enroll its village health teams(VHT) program in Alero Sub-county, Nwoya District. The VHT will be trained and provided with bicycles for effective implementation of the programme.

“Our contribution will increase monitoring, supporting and responding to the health care needs of our local communities. This will lead to an enhanced emergency response and hopefully contribute to saving precious lives,” Akumu said.

Through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, AmatheonAgri Uganda Limited aims at playing a role in developing the country through supporting projects of education, improve access to health care facilities through empowerment of Village Health Teams (VHTs) and provide agricultural training and social support through youth engagement in sports in Nwoya District.

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