Capital Campaign and Ongoing Needs
A capital campaign was conducted over a three-year period ending in 2011 and raised raised about $164,000 to help restore and improve the school campus. Friends, alumni and corporations from ten countries supported the cause of improving the institution's self-sufficiency. The Old Achimotan Association maintains a large list of projects and desired enhancements to the school's campus including basic repairs to water and sewerage systems.
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