Fidelity Bank Ghana has given a facelift to the Ogome Anglican Basic School in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region following the construction and renovation works.
This comes with the construction of a new two-unit kindergarten classroom block with an office and store, as well as the renovation of an existing six-unit primary classroom block with an office and store, a library and computer centre.
A new eight-unit water closet facility, four-unit urinal facilities and a 250-litre polytank to support water storage were also erected.
The project, undertaken in partnership with Pencils of Promise under the Bank’s Orange Impact Initiative, marks the completion of a commitment made in 2022 as part of Fidelity Bank’s 15th anniversary celebrations to build or renovate 15 basic schools in underserved communities nationwide.
The completion of the initiative comes as Fidelity Bank marks its 20th anniversary under the theme, “Twenty Years of Audacious Steps”. Across the 14 schools completed before Ogome, the initiative has benefited 5,577 students and teachers, including 2,452 girls.
Speaking at the inauguration, Chief Support Officer of Fidelity Bank Ghana, Simon Adu-Gyamfi, stated that the initiative is designed to improve learning environments and expand access to essential educational facilities for children in underserved communities.
He described the occasion as the fulfilment of a commitment that had guided the Bank’s community investment over the past five years.
“In 2022, as part of our 15th anniversary, Fidelity Bank launched the Orange Impact Initiative with a simple commitment: to build or renovate 15 modern basic schools in underserved communities across Ghana. Today, Ogome Anglican Basic School becomes the 15th and final school under that commitment,” he said.
Mr. Adu-Gyamfi said the initiative was shaped by the need to address practical challenges affecting children’s education, including inadequate classrooms, limited learning resources and poor access to water and sanitation.
He expressed appreciation to Pencils of Promise for its financial and technical expertise and support throughout the project, as well as to the chiefs, elders, parents and teachers whose involvement helped bring the intervention to completion.
As part of the anniversary celebrations, the Bank also announced plans to install solar energy systems in 20 community hospitals across Ghana to support access to reliable power for essential healthcare services.
The Country Director of Pencils of Promise, Freeman Gobah, said the project represented an investment in the future of children and the wider community.
He noted that since beginning its work in Ghana in 2012, the organisation had constructed 210 classroom blocks across three regions, improving learning opportunities for more than 50,000 learners.
Mr. Gobah further underscored that partnerships with organisations such as Fidelity Bank were essential to sustaining interventions that improve educational outcomes.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Yilo Krobo, Francis Addo Akumatey, called on teachers and pupils to take good care of the facilities to ensure they continue to benefit the school community for years to come.
The inauguration was attended by representatives of the Municipal Assembly, Ghana Education Service, traditional authorities, the Anglican Church, teachers, pupils and other stakeholders.
For Fidelity Bank, the completion of the Orange Impact Initiative reinforces its commitment to supporting communities through practical, long-term interventions that create opportunities and improve lives.
