Ceremony of Construction Equipment in CEG Bapla
Report on the event by Cyrille Kpoda,
Coordinateur Régional de ASUDEC
Southwest Region
On
Monday, August 13, 2012, equipment and building materials were delivered to the
school in Bapla called the CEG Bapla (Collège d’Enseignement Général, or General Learning School, the 4 years
before high school). Delivery of the materials was witnessed by:
• A team led by Hall of Diébougou, the Deputy Mayor of the
Municipality of Diébougou
• The Director of CEG Bapla
• The EPA Office CEG (Association
des Parents d’Elèves, School Parents’ Association)
• A staff team from ASUDEC
• A representative of CLA and some inhabitants of the village
The ceremony included statements from the
Regional Coordinator ASUDEC, the President of the EPA, the Director of the CEG, and finally the Mayor of Diébougou.
The Regional Coordinator of
ASUDEC began by thanking the Deputy Mayor for his willingness to attend the
ceremony. He then explained to the
audience that the ceremony is part of a plan that ASUDEC has to assist people in
meeting the challenge of education and to contribute to the awakening of the
people. He also stated that after
the request by the EPA for the construction of three classrooms, ASUDEC sought
funding from private donors, including an American church called
"Shallowford Church", based in Atlanta, Georgia. He noted that construction began in
April after receiving the first installment of funds from the donor. He then presented the new batch of
materials, and expressed his wish that the classrooms would be ready for the
new school year 2012-2013.
The EPA President described
in his speech the steps taken by the EPA, in collaboration with the educational
team of CEG and ASUDEC, that culminated in the delivery of the first batch of
equipment for the construction of 2 classrooms. The delivery of material is more favorable than a second
request to ASUDEC by the EPA for further work. He thanked ASUDEC and its financial partner in the U.S. for
their support for the development of the people. He also reassured the audience that the provisions have been
made to insure that the work will be done so that the rooms can be used for the
next day of school.
The Director of CEG then described
the evolution of the school and the number of students there. He stated that
the current number of students far exceeds the capacity of the school, which
explains the overcrowding in the classrooms and contributes to the difficult
working conditions for the students as well as faculty. Thus the EPA has been attempting to find
solutions to this situation. It
was a matter of finding support for the construction of three classrooms. This is how ASUDEC became involved. Finally, he suggested that before the
start of classes, and acceptance of the building, a ceremony should be
organized where regional authorities in charge of the education sector,
including the Regional Director of Secondary Education and Higher, would be
invited.
Finally, the Mayor spoke,
first commending ASUDEC for their actions in favor of development in general
and more specifically, in the direction of the education of the people. He also said he was very happy to have
been officially informed of the ongoing work at CEG. Secondly, he stated that he was relieved by the contribution
of ASUDEC because the municipal construction budget for the classrooms for CEG
Bapla was unavailable. Due to the
limited resources of the municipality, they were unable to fund the classrooms.
He stated that this is a concern
of the town which is being addressed. He embraced the idea of the Director of CEG concerning the
ceremony to involve regional authorities, thanking ASUDEC for organizing such
an event. It is with these words
that symbolically carried the delivery of equipment to the President and
Director of EPA CEG, marking the end of the ceremony at approximately 18:30.
Diébougou August 13, 2012
