Abesim scholarship scheme assists 15 students

Page 21, Nov 12, 2008
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
A TOTAL of GH¢15,000 has been spent by the Kyidom Educational Endowment Fund of Abesim in the Brong Ahafo Region as scholarships for 15 brilliant, needy students from the town over the last three years.
The chief of Abesim, Nana Kumi Acheaw, who is also the Kyidomhene of Dormaa Traditional Area, made this known at a durbar to award scholarships to 11 students from the town who had gained admission to second-cycle and tertiary institutions.
At the ceremony, four individuals from the town, who had contributed immensely to the fund, were also honoured with citations for their commitment to the education of the youth of the town.
They are Mr Joseph Konadu, Mr George Yaw Damoah, Mr Yaw Broni, all contractors and Nana Kwame Aning (aka Tyco), a fuel dealer.
Addressing the durbar, Nana Acheaw explained that besides the contributions of some philanthropists, both residents and non-residents of the town contributed GH¢2 per man and GH¢1 per woman towards the fund.
Nana Acheaw commended the four individuals and urged those who had the resources to contribute to the scheme and not to sit on the fence.
He noted that education was the foundation for the development of every society.
Nana Acheaw gave the assurance that the chiefs and people of the town were determined to push brilliant, needy students to the apex of their academic ladder.
“The only legacy that we can bequeath the present generation is to create a sound environment to enable the youth to achieve high academic qualifications. That is the way forward for the development of the society,” he stressed.
Nana Acheaw, therefore, called on citizens of the town to ensure that they paid their contributions to enable the scheme to increase the number of scholarships it offered to students each year.
He implored the beneficiaries not to rest on their laurels but work hard to justify the confidence the chiefs and people of the town had reposed in them so that they could also assist the needy in future.
Touching on the forthcoming general election, Nana Acheaw called on political leaders to be mindful of their utterances in order not to raise violence before, during and after the election.
Parents of the scholarship beneficiaries thanked the chiefs and people of the town for coming to their aid and promised that their wards would live up to expectation.