GREL supports needy students

By Juliet AGUIAR, Takoradi
 
Ghana Rubber Estates Limited has presented scholarship scheme awards for 16 brilliant but needy students in the Traditional Areas where it operates in the Western Region.
 
Those who met the criteria for selection were 14 indigenes that excelled in their Basic Education Certificates Examination, and two who excelled in their West Africa Senior Secondary Certificates Examination.
 
Mr. Eric Obese Amponsah, the Ahanta West District Director of Education, noted that education is a shared responsibility and as such government alone cannot shoulder all the cost.
 
“It is very important that parents, organisations, chiefs and all stakeholders play their roles effectively to ensure that all inputs toward quality education are provided,” he said.
 
He added that a well-endowed and educated individual has the capacity to change the course of history bring desirable changes into society.
 
Mr. Lionel Barres, Managing Director of GREL, said the company is committed to ensuring that it invests in the education of the children in traditional areas where it operates.
 
“This is a life-time opportunity and I urge you to take your studies seriously to become responsible people in the operational area, as well as get an employment opportunity in our company,” he said.
 
Awulae Agyefi Kwame, the Chairman of the Association of Chiefs on Whose Land GREL Operates (ACLANGO), commended GREL for instituting the scholarship scheme seven years ago and sustaining it; adding “education is the bedrock for development in every society”.
 
He urged chiefs, especially those in the areas where GREL operates, to use dialogue in solving issues rather than resorting to confrontation. GREL, as any human institution, can err -- but it is important to solve issues amicably for peace to prevail.
 
He encouraged the students to take their studies seriously in order to continue enjoying the scholarship.

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