AN annual scholarship scheme has been instituted to support children in four deprived communities in the Savelugu/Nanton District of the Northern Region to enable them to pursue education to the tertiary level.
The scheme is being implemented under the Children to School Project (CSTP) and sponsored by the Integrated Tamale Fruit Company (ITFC), a subsidiary of Wienco Ghana Limited, as part of its corporate social responsibility to its operational communities.
The beneficiary communities are Dipali, Tuunaayili, Gushei and Tiglasugu Tampia.
The scheme comes under two categories: a general scholarship and a competitive one. Under the competitive one, which is more attractive, two children from each of the four communities, who perform to meet a set target would enjoy full scholarship each year.
Those beneficiaries who sustain or improve upon their performance would continue to receive this sponsorship till they complete tertiary education.
The other category, known as the general scholarship, is for all primary pupils transiting to junior high school. They are given a support package that includes books, pens and pencils, school bags and T-shirts.
It was a joyous occasion at the launch of the scheme in Gushei as parents of the maiden beneficiaries accompanied their children to receive their scholarships.
A total of 105 children received the scholarships. While 16 children qualified for the competitive scholarship, the other children benefited from the general scholarship.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Savelugu/Nanton, Mr Prince Askia Mohammed, commended the ITFC and its mother company, Wienco Ghana Ltd, for their continuous support to the development and growth of communities in the district.
He said the assembly was delighted that the ITFC had gone beyond supporting farmers to helping children to pursue their education without hindrance and therefore, pledged the assembly’s continuous support to the operations of the company.
The owner of Wienco Ghana Limited, Mr Henri Wientjes, said his motivation to fund the scholarship programme was due to his interest in the well-being of other people.
He, however, stated that his desire would only be fulfilled if the children utilised the scholarship programme and improved their performance.
Mr Wientjes challenged the children not to let their deprivation limit them, but rather let it inspire them to reach greater heights.
The District Director of Education, Ms Adriana Kandilige, said the support that the ITFC, through the CTSP, had given to the four primary schools in Dipali, Tuunaayili, Gushei and Tiglasugu Tampia was overwhelming.
She mentioned, for instance, that under the CTSP, voluntary teachers were being sponsored to teach in these four schools, adding that teachers’ bungalows had been provided, while a school feeding programme was operating in the four schools and the children regularly received teaching and learning materials.
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