FHASHEE Students Support Faculty Development by Donating Equipment
Students of the Faculty of Health, Allied Sciences and Home Economics Education (FHASHEE) at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have demonstrated their commitment to teaching and learning by donating equipment and other essential items to support the faculty.
The items, presented at the forecourt of the Home Economics Education Block on Thursday, 20th August, 2026, included an air conditioner for the Demonstration Theatre, trolleys for departmental use and tools and equipment for cake making.
The initiative brought together students from different levels and programmes who mobilised resources to respond to identified needs within their departments.
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) students from Home Economics Education, led by Victoria Nana Akua Ampong, the Course Representative, pooled resources from both past and present cohorts to purchase an air conditioner after identifying inadequate ventilation in the Demonstration Theatre.
Similarly, Level 300 students from the Department of Integrated Home Economics Education presented trolleys to the Department using proceeds from a promotional sales activity conducted as part of their Management of Catering course.
Mr. Eric Tetteh, the Course Representative, explained that the students organised the sales activity around Valentine’s Day in February, selling products and taking orders. They subsequently used the profits to purchase the trolleys for departmental use.
Final-year students from the Department of Food and Nutrition donated tools and equipment to support cake-making activities, further enhancing the practical training resources available to students.
Receiving the items on behalf of Management and FHASHEE, Prof. Fred Yao Gbagbo, the Dean of the Faculty, commended the students for taking the initiative to address pressing needs within the Faculty.
He expressed appreciation for their ability to mobilise resources to support the University and described the intervention as timely, particularly in view of challenges confronting some of the Faculty’s facilities.
The Dean of FHASHEE urged the students to sustain the initiative and broaden their support by engaging alumni in efforts to develop the Faculty. He noted that facilities such as the food and clothing laboratories also required refurbishment and called for continued collaboration to address the identified needs.
The gesture underscores the growing role of student-led initiatives in supporting institutional development. This demonstrates how collective resource mobilisation can translate classroom experiences and student enterprise into tangible improvements in the University community.
