63 Students receive scholarship packages-under Archbishop Andoh's Education Fund

Published on 26th October,2009, Daily Graphic pg 11


63 Students receive scholarship packages
-Under Archbishop Andoh’s Education Fund
Story: Matilda Attram

SIXTY-THREE students from the Accra Archdiocese Catholic Schools have been awarded scholarship packages under the Archbishop Andoh’s Education Endowment Fund of the Catholic Church of Ghana.
The awards, which were given to 33 students from the Accra-East Archdiocese, 10 from the Accra-West Archdiocese and 20 from Tema and Bartor ranged between GH¢500 to GH¢150 per child.
In his address, Reverend Francis Adoboli, the Vicar General of the Accra Archdiocese of the Catholic Church and the Chairman of the board of trustees of the fund disclosed that the fund was established about 10 years ago with the objective of supporting needy but brilliant children in catholic schools to enable them realise their potentials to become responsible leaders in future.
He said this year’s awards which amounted to GH¢15,000 were given to students from basic to tertiary schools and will be renewed annually depending on the performance of beneficiaries.
Rev Adoboli, encouraged parishioners of the Catholic Church and all members of the society to contribute immensely to the fund to enable it support more children, adding that, “You need not be rich before you can support others and that the little you give can make an impact in a child’s life.
In her speech, the guest speaker for the occasion, Mrs Elizabeth Villars, Managing Director for Camelot said about 700 children had benefited from the fund since its establishment and noted that it had been a major contributory factor to curbing school dropouts in the country.
She said the support for needy brilliant children in the society was one of the important social responsibilities of most Catholics.
Mrs Villars urged the beneficiaries to study hard and maintain good behaviours to justify the sacrifices made by donors and benefactors of the fund.
Again, Mrs Elizabeth Akpalu, a gender advocate said the fund was expected to bring hope to needy brilliant children who would have prematurely terminated their education.
She urged all to donate willingly to it to generate more support for needy children.