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Abandze | Aboase | Foso | Moree
Aboase-Obohen
Aboase and Obohen are two villages which feed the same school, situated in a valley midway between them. The villages are linked to the district capital, Abura Dunkwa, by a dusty road. Aboase and Obohen are both small settlements, with populations of approximately 650 and 900, respectively. Social amenities in the community include boreholes, a public toilet, and a postal agency. The school has a good six-classroom block recently built by the District Assembly, with a spacious compound enriched with a number of shady trees.
 During the PRA exercises in November 1998, the community members identified several factors which were affecting the quality of education in their community. These factors included:
- Parents did not place any significant value on education because they felt that children would still end up on the farm. They enrolled their children in school as a formality and a kind of social obligation.
- The relationship between parents and teachers was not good, to the extent that there had even been attacks on teachers by disgruntled parents.
- Parents were not concerned about teachers' welfare and teachers were not communicating with parents.
- Children's punctuality and attendance were poor, in part because both teachers and parents were pulling them from school to go to the farm or on errands.
- Children could not speak English well.
 Aboase-Obohen has made a lot of progress in the past year, especially in terms of the areas of quality education and trust in the teachers and school system. The head teacher has been instrumental in encouraging increased participation on the part of the parents. The chief ensures that communal work is done to support school projects and that all members of the community are involved. Other improvements in the community include:
- A new PTA has been formed and both the SMC and PTA have started working seriously toward school issues.
- Parents have accepted their responsibilities, have provided their children with pens and exercise books, have started paying fees on time, and have been visiting the school.
- Community members have been attending school functions and contributing financially to school projects.
- Teachers have started using English as the medium of instruction and giving homework to pupils.
- The community has donated two wall clocks to be awarded as prizes for two distinguished teachers.
- Parents have reduced selling by children in the evenings and have started to ensure that children eat in the morning before school.
Demographics |
| Region |
Central |
| District |
Abora Asebu |
| Population |
1,550 |
| Language |
Fante |
| Economy |
Farming |
School
Enrollment |
171 boys
145 girls |
Number
of Teachers |
10 |
School
Facilities |
good |
QUIPS
Cohort |
two |
Micro-Grant Project |
Award
Date |
19 May 1999 |
Award
Amount |
¢1,500,000 |
Community
Contribution |
¢158,500 |
Completion
Date |
17 Sept. 1999 |
| The community purchased 222 English textbooks for P1-P6. They also purchased various other teaching and learning materials (cardboards, maps, globe, etc.), covering the excess expense with their own financial contribution.
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