The RNAQ Foundation, in partnership with the Ga Mantse Foundation, has launched the RNAQ Ga-Dangme Youth Scholarship Fund to support brilliant needy Ga-Dangme students pursuing tertiary education.
The initiative, spearheaded by the President of RNAQ Holdings, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, is on the theme: “One Ga-Dangme, One Heart, Rising Together”, and seeks to promote educational advancement and unity among the Ga-Dangme people.
The fund, which was launched in Accra last Monday, is intended for brilliant needy Ga-Dangme students who face financial difficulties in pursuing tertiary education.
The event was graced by the President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, King Nii Odaifio Welentsi III; the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, and other members of the Ga Traditional Council.
Also present were some prominent sons and daughters of the Ga-Dangme community.
Eligibility
The scholarship is exclusively for Ga-Dangme youth enrolled in tertiary institutions who are academically brilliant and financially needy.
Prospective applicants are required to apply through the official website: www.rnaqscholarshipfund.org and provide proof of enrolment in a tertiary institution, their university academic records, their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) certificate, evidence of financial need and proof of identity.
Applicants who meet the requirements will receive a unique code to enable them to track the progress of their applications.
Commendation
The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, commended the RNAQ Foundation for the initiative and urged members of the Ga-Dangme community to support the scholarship fund.
He also called for an end to disrespectful language directed at traditional leaders and pledged to work with all of them to promote unity among the Ga-Dangme people.
King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II also appealed to queenmothers to intervene whenever disputes emerged among the people and help to calm the waters.
“Greater unity among traditional leaders will strengthen our ability to provide direction for the youth and advance the interests of Ga-Dangme communities,” he said.
Call for unity
Mr Quaye said the initiative followed encouragement from Ga-Dangme traditional leaders to begin his charitable activities in his home community.
He said the lack of unity among the Ga-Dangme people had contributed to their underdevelopment and called for collective efforts to change the situation.
“We lack unity among other virtues as Ga-Dangme people; that is why we are underdeveloped as a people. Let’s unite and build a greater Ga-Dangme,” he said.
Mr Quaye said his decision to establish the fund also followed his interactions with young people and his observation that many brilliant Ga-Dangme youth were unable to continue their education because of financial difficulties.
He said his experiences outside the country and an invitation to speak at a graduation ceremony at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) made him reflect on the level of educational development among Ga-Dangme people.
He said those experiences convinced him that more needed to be done to support education within the community.
