Determined 64-Year-Old Mom of 7 Gains Admission Into SHS; Inspires Many in Video

Determined 64-Year-Old Mom of 7 Gains Admission Into SHS; Inspires Many in Video

  • A Ghanaian mother, Rita Offin, has gained admission to Christ The King Senior High School, CKC, at Obuasi to further her education
  • The mom of seven children is pursuing further studies in the same town she attended junior high school
  • At age 57, Rita enrolled in class four at the Independence School Brahabebome and was ridiculed

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At 64, a Ghanaian mother of seven children, Rita Offin, has gained admission to Christ The King Senior High School (CKC) at Obuasi to further her education.

Rita, at 57, enrolled in class four at the Independence School Brahabebome in Obuasi, where she faced mockery.

Despite the stereotype of agism, she was determined to further her education. Rita never gave up.

Rita Offin
Photo of Rita Offin. Source: Adom Online/quicaccess.com
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Per a report by Adomonline.com, the sexagenarian sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination in 2021.

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Rita took action to overcome the challenges she experienced with business due to her inability to read and write. She understands that gaining a formal education is one of the tools she requires.

Her resilience has pleased many, including the assistant headmaster in charge of administration at Christ The King Senior High School, James Kwaku Brefo.

She told Adom Online that she is unashamed to be in the same class with children.

Watch her video below:

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.