5 physically challenged amongst 160 students GFGF scholarship holders

Five physically challenged persons were among a total of 160 students who have benefitted from the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GFGF) scholarship programme for the 2024/25 academic year.
The beneficiaries were drawn from the host communities of Damang and Tarkwa mines and each will receive GHC10,000.00 every academic year for the next four years.
It was a proud moment for parents and guardians as they watched their wards receive the scholarship package catering for their tuition fees, hostel and others.

Since the establishment of the Foundation’s scholarship scheme, a total of 3,238 have benefited from it with 498 graduating.

The 2024/25 scholarship package represents an increase in both value awarded and the number of beneficiaries as compared to the previous years. For the second time, females topped the list of the beneficiaries with 52%.
At the presentation of the awards to the beneficiaries, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Gold Fields, Elliot Twum, indicated that with funding support of $100,000, the Foundation has been able to extend the scholarship programme to the Damang catchment communities as well.
He said the Foundation has been monitoring the scholars by visiting to check on their wellbeing and academic performance in their various institutions.

That aside, the foundation directly interacts with the students to understand the challenges they face, beyond financial opportunity to strengthen the relationship with the leadership of the various institutions.
Prof. Richard Amankw, Vice Chancellor of University of Mines, Tarkwa (UMaT) on his part said scholarship was very important when it comes to academic pursuit.

According to him, a number of students sometimes defer their courses not because they are not good, but due to lack of funds.

With Goldfields Foundation taking over the cost of their education for the next four years, he urged them to dream big and make the company and their families proud.

Prof. K.T. Oduro, Technical Director to the Minister of Education, on his part, said government appreciates the support GFGF had been giving to students in its host communities.
Undoubtedly, the award, he said, had opened opportunities for the recipients to pursue knowledge, develop relevant skills and carve a career path for their future without financial constraints and distractions.
Present at the ceremony were Prof. Elvis Asare-Bediako, Vice Chancellor of UNER, Robert Siaw, Regional Manager, Community Relations, Abdel Razak Yakubu, Executive Secretary, GFGF, amongst a host of others.

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