Accra, Dec. 2, GNA – SOS Children’s Villages Canada and its partners will on Wednesday launch an innovative new scholarship programme for Ghanaian youth.
The initiative christened the “Youth Thrive Project” will empower young people in Ghana to meet their future aspirations as far as education is concerned.
The programme is organised by SOS Children’s Villages Canada, the Steele Family Foundation, SOS Children’s Villages Ghana, and the Head of State Award of Duke of Edinburgh International.
This was in a statement from the organisers copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra.
It said the project was to enhance educational attainment,
employability, life skills, and personal development for young people while fostering active community engagement.
Supported by the Steele Family Foundation and its cutting-edge World-Impact-Scholarship and Education (WISE) Scholarship Programme, the project targets 150 ambitious young people, referred to as WISE participants, across four years, focusing on those aged 14-18 years in the Junior High School.
It will be implemented across four SOS Children’s Villages Ghana Programme locations—Asiakwa, Kumasi, Tamale, and Tema—and in public schools within the Dodowa community in the Shai-Osu Doku Municipality.
The project would tackle challenges faced by young people in Ghana such as limited access to educational opportunities, high unemployment, and a lack of mentorship and life skills.
With its phased implementation, the project, the statement said, was poised to deliver scholarship access and academic success, enhanced employability, holistic development, and community engagement.
“By 2028, the project envisions its 150 beneficiaries transitioning successfully into employment, entrepreneurship, or higher education, while driving positive socio-economic change in their communities,” it said.
It said the WISE Scholarship Programme, powered by the Steele Family Foundation, was a proprietary, technology-driven tool designed to streamline scholarship management and empower participants to track their progress.
The programme’s unique “Earn to Learn” system evaluates participants through a three-part point structure—academic performance, extracurricular activities, and social and non-formal experiences, supplemented by reference letters and a final essay.
These metrics determine the level of scholarship support participants receive, providing equitable access to educational opportunities in Ghana and abroad.
GNA