Ghanaian teacher who treks 42 km to school daily, gets standing fan gift
In appreciation of his dedicated service, a teacher who walks 42km to school, Awudu Kombian has been rewarded with a standing fan.
Kombian, who teaches at Warvi D/A Primary School, Ghana, received the gift at the parade to mark Ghana’s 61st Independence, which held on Tuesday, March 7.
Apart from travelling such a long distance, Kombian was the only teacher in the school, and also doubled as the headmaster until recently when three teachers were posted to the school.
The school, which has a population of about 74 pupils with three classrooms, was solely taken care of by Kombian for more than a year.
As a headmaster, he performed other tasks and so the school was always closed down whenever he fell ill or travelled.
“It’s very challenging but as a professional, you have to always do your best to see what you can do in the midst of the challenges.
“Every day, I have to travel about 42km to go and teach because it’s a very deprived community; and places like that, you don’t have accommodation, so even if you are willing to even stay there, there is no accommodation for you,” Kombian said.
Receiving his award, Kombian expressed his happiness, saying his efforts had been recognised.
“The prize itself is not something that I will place much emphasis on but the gesture.
“The gesture of recognising what I have done is what gladdens my heart,” he stated.
