Ouagadougou: The Special Delegation of the municipality of Gorom-Gorom handed over office, computer, and sports equipment on Thursday, January 15, 2025, to the Basic Education Districts (CEB) of Gorom-Gorom 1 and 2, the General Education College (CEG, ex-continuum), and the Oudalan Youth Sports Association (AJSDO).

According to Burkina Information Agency, this donation is part of an ongoing effort to support educational institutions in the municipality. The Gorom-Gorom 1 and 2 primary schools received two video projectors, two projection screens, and a laptop computer to improve working conditions for teaching staff and enhance the quality of basic education.

The municipal authorities stated that this support aims to enable educational officials to effectively carry out their missions, in a context marked by security and logistical challenges, while encouraging teachers for their commitment, resilience, and dedication to the education of children.

The Gorom-Gorom General Education College also received a significant amount of equipment, including a photocopier, a printer, a desktop computer, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), a principal's chair, twenty visitor chairs, and an office desk. This donation aims to improve school administration and facilitate the educational management of the institution.

School officials noted that this equipment will contribute to a better functioning of the structure, a more efficient organization of administrative work, and better supervision of students.

In the same vein, the Special Delegation provided significant support to the Oudalan Youth Sports Association (AJSDO), in the context of promoting sport and youth development. The association received, among other things, forty football boots, twenty basketball shoes, twenty professional footballs, six basketballs, jerseys, vests, goalkeeper gloves, posts with nets, training cones, and first aid kits.

This equipment meets the priority needs expressed by AJSDO for the development of football and basketball, a discipline increasingly practiced by women in the locality. The head of the Special Delegation noted that this initiative contributes to strengthening social cohesion and community spirit by facilitating competitions and sporting events for young people from diverse backgrounds.

Highly satisfied, the leaders of the beneficiary organizations expressed their gratitude to the Gorom-Gorom town hall before collecting the equipment from the municipal premises. Through this action, the Special Delegation reaffirms its commitment to investing in education and sports, considered essential pillars of local development and social peace.