Eighteen students’ and two teachers from Helsingore Little School from Chopenhagan, Denmark who were in Kuntaur on a three-day visit on Wednesday met Governor Ganjie Touray at his office in Janjangbureh, Central River Region, after distributing educational materials to schools in CRR and medical equipment to Kuntaur Health Center.

The delegation were escorted to the Governor’s office by Kawmang Camara, pioneer of the link.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Camara highlighted the various benefits enjoyed by the people of Central River Region from their Denish friends noting that they have been providing second hand clothings, school materials, among others, to the schools within the area.

Momodou Katim Touray, deputy Governor of CRR on behalf of Governor Ganyi Touray commended the Denish for their support in the education and health sectors, which he said would greatly help to compliment Government’s efforts in its priority areas. He further spoke at length on the link’s contribution in improving the education sector as envisaged in the education policy of 2004-2015.

According to him, the provision of school materials will go a long way in addressing some perennial quality issues such as inadequate and inappropriate teaching and learning materials for students’.

Deputy Governor Touray then assured the visitors that the materials will be put into good use.