Kind Ghanaian Teacher Uses His Salary To Buy Pizza For Students, Video Melts Hearts

Kind Ghanaian Teacher Uses His Salary To Buy Pizza For Students, Video Melts Hearts

  • A video of a Ghanaian teacher's benevolent act towards his students has earned him admiration online
  • This comes after the young man used his part of his salary to buy food for the students
  • Many people who took to the comment section of the video have celebrated the young man for the generous act

A Ghanaian teacher has grabbed headlines for all the right reasons after a video of his kind act surfaced on the internet.

This comes after the young man, @sir_hams, who teaches at a primary school in a rural area, pleasantly surprised his students by using a part of his salary to buy pizza and drinks for them.

Photo of a Ghanaian teacher who provided food for his students in class with his salary.
Ghanaian teacher provides food for his students with his salary. Photo credit: @sir_hams/TikTok
Source: TikTok

The video, which YEN.com.gh sighted on @sir_hams's TikTok page, showed the adorable moment the food delivery guy arrived with 19 pizza boxes and drinks.

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The students could not contain their joy as they enjoyed the pizza slices and drinks.

At the time of writing the report, the video had raked in over 200 likes and 47 comments.

Watch the video below:

I want to support my students

In an interview with YEN.com.gh, the kind teacher Astute Hammond said he takes a keen interest in his students' well-being and ensures that they are always in a good state to learn.

He said that although people who watch his video often promise to offer him support, the joy of seeing his students in a happy mood urges him to help them.

"People really appreciate my efforts. It feels good to hear “God bless you” from thousands of people who watch these videos. Some of them have reached out to me with the promise to help me help the kids."

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Netizens commend the Ghanaian teacher

Social media users who took to the comments of the video congratulated the teacher on his kind gesture.

Yung King commented:

"Please sir when school resumes, i will come for admission and want to be in your class."

Obed Gyasi reacted:

"I’m here again your kids Dey chill plus you hahahah Hammond."

Nana Aj stated:

"You see the reason why i will crush on you forever God will bless you all the days of your life my dear."

Nenebi added:

"Awwwwn,…May God bless you for putting smiles on the faces of our future leaders."

Nana Ama Serwaa replied:

"I will come to school next week."

Teacher buys uniform for his student

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian teacher has been praised after a video of his kind gesture towards his students popped up online.

This comes after he noticed that one of his students' uniforms was torn and in very bad shape.

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Unlike others, who may have questioned the boy over his dress, the teacher exhibited a top level of humanity as he bought new uniforms for the boy.

The teacher said his decision to get the boys' uniforms was based on his desire to ensure that his students come to school feeling confident.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.