By J. K. Nabary
Winneba (C/R), Aug 17, GNA – Madam Dinah Anderson, Effutu Municipal Director of Education has noted that access to quality education, combined with mentorship, resources and opportunities could unlock shut doors for the youth in Africa.
She said young minds blossom into visionaries, problem-solvers, and champions of progress when well nurtured.
Madam Anderson was delivering a speech at the 2024 Graduation Ceremony of Uncle Rich Schools at Winneba.
The ceremony held on the theme: “Harnessing the Potential of the African Child for National Development,” was chaired by Prof Charles Kojo Assuah, the Dean for International Programmes University of Education Winneba (UEW) with Ike Bazooka Quartey, former Boxing Champion among other dignitaries attending.
The gathering was entertained with impressive display by the school cadet and regimental Band.
The colourful ceremony saw a total of 200 students, made up of kindergarten one, two, and Basic 6 elevated to another level of their educational ladder.
Also, JHS students who wrote the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination graduated.
Madam Anderson who was the Guest Speaker, observed that a brighter future for Africa lied in the ability to empower and embolden the African child by providing the necessary tools, resources and support from the society for them to unleash a wave of innovation, creativity and leadership that will propel the continent forward.
According to her every learner including adults feels elevated when she/she is elevated to the next level of education added that graduation forms an integral part of the education system but most of the time less attention is given at the lower level.
She reminded the graduates to know that they embody the endless potential of the African Child, the embodiment of dreams and aspirations of their families, the communities and the nations saying their successes are witness to resilience, innovation and unwavering spirit that defines African experience.
She said the true potential of the African Child goes far beyond the walls of an institution added that, it lies in the villages and cities, the bustling markets, and the quiet classrooms across the continent.
The Director said the children rise to the occasion added that they navigate complex obstacles, they defy the odds and emerge as leaders, innovators and agents of change, indication the true power of the African Child, a power that when harnessed and nurtured, can transform not only individual lives, but the very trajectory of the continent.
She therefore challenged the graduates to be agents of change by using their education, skills, and their passion to make a difference in the society as well as to be role models and the pioneers that the next generation of Africa children can look up to and aspire to be.
Madam Anderson urged them to remember that they are not merely the future of Africa, saying they are the present and have the power to shape the narrative, to redefine the possibilities and to create a better tomorrow for all.
Rev William Richardson, Director of the School in his address expressed gratitude to the Almighty God for bringing them far.
He said the schools was a day and boarding private school in Effutu Municipality and operate under Christian principles in collaboration with modern educational polices of the Ghana Education Service.
The school has facilities including a well-stocked library with modem books, Science laboratory, visual arts laboratory, and boys’ and girls’ dormitory blocks.
He invited parents in and around Effutu to enrol their children in the school to benefit from the numerous opportunities given to students for a better future with better academic performance and good character.
GNA