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Abandze | Aboase | Foso | Moree
Moree
 Moree is a large community located a short distance off of the Cape Coast - Assin Foso asphalt road. It is a fishing community with a population of approximately 44,000. Social amenities found in the community include a polyclinic, a post office, pipe borne water supply, electricity supply, and a public toilet. The school is almost at the center of the community. It is well housed in a six classroom block. Some of the classrooms have doors and windows, while the others are without doors and windows. There is an office for the head teacher, but there is no store.
 During the PRA exercises in November 1998, the chief/elders explained that while their school was the best in the Moree community, it fell behind in standard to other schools in the Cape Coast area. Some of the reasons for the lack of quality, which were identified by various community members, were as follows:
- There was not a strong relationship between parents and teachers. Parents were not visiting the school and were not aware of what was happening in the school. Parents believed that once children left home, they were the responsibility of the teachers.
- Children were spending school hours at the beach scrambling for fish, especially during peak season.
- The punctuality of children to school was poor and discipline at the school was a problem.
- The Unit Committee was responsible for all development projects in the community, but was not yet active in the area of education.
- There was little contact between the SMC and the DA or the DEOC, mainly because the SMC felt that they had no reasons to contact them.
 Moree is making progress, but is somewhat hindered by the heavy demands of the fishing economy and the parents' difficulty in making financial contributions to school projects. However, both the SMC Chairman and the head teacher are working hard to motivate the community. The SMC Chairman attends almost all school meetings, visits the school often to see how teachers and pupils are faring, and organizes communal labor in support of school projects. The head teacher encourages parents to attend PTA meetings by ensuring that children inform them. Other things that are happening in the community include:
- PTA meetings have become more frequent, which has strengthened the relationship between the parents and the teachers. Teachers have been keeping the parents informed of children's attendance.
- A watchdog committee has been formed to patrol the beaches during school hours to restrain school children from going there.
- School facilities have been improved through communal labor by the community.
- The community has provided a typewriter for the school to type questions for the pupils during examinations.
Demographics |
| Region |
Central |
| District |
Abora Asebu |
| Population |
44,000 |
| Language |
Fante |
| Economy |
Fishing |
School
Enrollment |
302 boys
283 girls |
Number
of Teachers |
13 |
School
Facilities |
fair |
QUIPS
Cohort |
two |
Micro-Grant Project |
Award
Date |
19 May 1999 |
Award
Amount |
¢2,000,000 |
Community
Contribution |
¢480,550 |
Completion
Date |
15 Sept. 1999 |
| The community purchased furniture for the school office and staff common room. They also purchased various teaching and learning materials (blackboard protractor, markers, etc.) and provided all of the transport costs.
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