The Osei-Kusi Foundation (OKF) in Ghana has awarded ten students with vision disabilities from the Mampong Akuapem Deaf School in the Eastern Region for their outstanding performance in the just ended West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
At the release of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), the students had their scores ranging between aggregate seven to 13.
At a brief ceremony held in Accra, the Founder of the OKF foundation, Dr. Kofi Osei –Kusi congratulated the students for their outstanding academic performance in the exams despite the many challenges posed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
“We are so proud as a foundation to invest in your education and talent irrespective of your physic challenges. We are always overwhelmed with joy seeing our scholars excel in their endeavors. Your disability is indeed not your inability,” he stated.
He also reiterated his outfit’s commitment to providing character development, career guidance, and leadership development for the scholars to succeed in life.
Laptops, certificates, educational materials, and an undisclosed amount of money were presented to the students to motivate them to strive for more academic excellence in the future.
A certificate of excellence was also presented to Emmanuel Asamoah, a beneficiary and a visually impaired second-year student of the University of Ghana (UG), Legon, for earning over twenty certificates of proficiency from Microsoft, an educational website for Senior High Schools in Ghana.
The Foundation since 2011 has received several awards, which include the 2016 High Impact Awards, the 2017 Philanthropic Foundation of the year at the Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) Ghana High Impact Awards, and the National Philanthropy Awards in Accra.
