By Caleb Kuleke
Ho, Aug. 18, GNA – The MENFYD Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has equipped 300 Senior High School (SHS) students in the Volta Region with vital mentorship to help them stay focused and unlock their full potential.
The impactful session brought together selected students from five notable institutions: OLA SHS, Mawuli School, Taviefe SHS, Mawuko SHS, and Sokode SHS.
The programme forms part of the Foundation’s “Story of Our Lives” project, which seeks to empower young girls to aim for excellence and remain steadfast in their academic journeys.
Dr Ama Boohene-Andah, Founder of MENFYD Foundation, urged the students to remain determined in all their endeavours, emphasising that their backgrounds did not dictate their future success.
“The family you come from cannot determine who you become in life,” Dr Boohene-Andah stated.
She implored the participants to work hard, stay committed to their dreams, and avoid distractions that could derail their progress.
Encouraging the girls to look beyond their current hardships and focus on their aspirations, Dr Boohene-Andah reiterated that life’s present challenges did not define their ultimate destiny.
The Founder advised them to embrace innovation and pursue excellence in everything they did, ensuring that they maximised their potential to transform their lives and build a bright and positive future.
Chief State Attorney at the Office of the Attorney General, Vivian Opoku-Agyakwa, Esq., stated that monumental success required relentless determination and an unyielding belief in one’s capabilities.
She challenged the girls to pursue career specialisation, noting that mastering a specific niche was essential for maintaining relevance and making meaningful impact in an increasingly competitive world.
The Chief State Attorney underscored hard work as an indispensable element of achievement, urging the audience to actively leverage credible information to guide their life choices.
Lieutenant Colonel Sena Affanyi, an expert in international security and intelligence, exhorted the participants to maintain absolute focus, asserting that dedication to purpose and divine guidance made any aspiration achievable.
Mrs Marian Jemima Adzroe, Acting Regional Director of Education, represented by Madam Millicent Dzakeh, the Volta Regional Girls’ Education Officer, expressed gratitude to the Foundation for delivering a project that directly impacted young girls.
She emphasised that connecting the girls with women who had successfully walked similar paths was one of the most meaningful investments in the region’s future.
Madam Dzakeh noted that girls’ education went far beyond providing classroom access, explaining that true education ensured that every girl felt she belonged and realised that her ambitions were never limited by her circumstances.
She observed that achievers often shared their successes without revealing the underlying struggles, which could mistakenly lead young people to believe that their own difficulties equalled failure.
Commending the Foundation’s visionary initiative, she affirmed that the Ghana Education Service remained fully committed to supporting programmes that built confidence, resilience, and success in girls.
The engagement also featured healthcare professionals who conducted comprehensive sessions on mental health and adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
They urged the students to protect their well-being by avoiding high-risk behaviours that could trigger mental health crises, compromise their reproductive wellness, or expose them to sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
They emphasised that making informed and responsible choices was vital to safeguarding their academic journeys and securing their future life prospects.
GNA
Edited by: Maxwell Awumah/Audrey Dekalu