169 High School Students in Nkwanta South Receive ‘Be A Girl’ Awards
World
Youth Summit Awards nominated SDG initiative, ‘Be A Girl’ on 19th July 2018
awarded 169 top performing female students from 3 Senior High Schools in the
Nkwanta South Municipal of the Volta Region in Ghana.
The
schools which included: Nkwanta Community Day Senior High School, Nkwanta
Senior High and Kyabobo Girls Senior High school had their top perfuming female
students who excelled in academia, sports and leadership awarded at a special
ceremony hosted at the Nkwanta Community Day SHS in Nkwanta.
Speaking
at the event, the brainchild of the initiative and MD of Avance Media, Prince
Akpah stated that the need for the ‘Be A Girl’ project was borne out of the
unavailability of mentorship & motivational programs in rural settings of
Ghana. And that is the essential aim of the project.
He
was quick to add that, albeit the awards come in forms of papers (certificates),
their monumental values are far greater than money or any other material gift.
It is something that will be imprinted in the recipients’ lives forever and
that they should serve as a yardstick for others to aspire towards.
Host
headmaster, Mr Samuel H. K Avevor commended Avance Media for such a laudable
initiative and charged them to spread the initiative across rural areas to
enhance effective academic work in various schools.
The
girls were all presented with certificates certified by the heads of their
respective institutions in a ceremony attended by over 1000 other students and
dozens of guests including tutors.
Also
in attendance at the ceremony were the Nkwanta South Municipal Education
Project Officer, Ms Jill Norris, Mr Samuel H. K Avevor, Felix Fate Korku
Gborglah, Joseph Zorglo, Kyabobo Girls Senior High School Headmistress, Ms
Venya Rebecca, PTA Chairmen and tutors from the various schools.
Be
A Girl is a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of leading rating &
PR firm, Avance Media focused on inspiring and empowering young girls whose
dazzling academic and extra-curricular endeavours are recognised by their
schools.
Be
A Girl has so far awarded 500 girls across Ghana through this project and have
inspired thousands of young girls through its award ceremonies.
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