Three Ghanaian Students Make It To Top 50 Among Competitors For Global Student Prize Of $100,000

Three Ghanaian Students Make It To Top 50 Among Competitors For Global Student Prize Of $100,000

  • Three Ghanaian student changemakers have been selected as finalists for the $100,000 Global Student Prize 2023
  • Kezia Asiedua Sanie founded For The Future Ghana, a charity supporting underprivileged children's education and well-being
  • Paul Mensah Amanor aims to end educational poverty in Ghana through his non-profit, Foundation for Educational Equity and Development
  • Mohammed Hafiz Musah co-founded FarmAsyst, an agri-tech startup to enhance small agribusinesses' stability and efficiency

Three Ghanaian student changemakers have emerged as finalists for the prestigious $100,000 Global Student Prize, a remarkable recognition of their exceptional efforts in positively impacting society.

Among the 50 finalists, Kezia Asiedua Sanie, studying at the Ghana School of Law, Paul Mensah Amanor, a fourth-year law student at Central University, and Mohammed Hafiz Musah, enrolled in the MSc International Development program at the University of Edinburgh, have been honoured as Social Impact Changemakers of the Global Student Prize 2023 from Ghana.

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Kezia Asiedua Sanie, the founder of For Future Ghana (FTF), has been commended for her charity's commendable work in supporting underprivileged children.

Ghanaians in Global Student Prize
3 Ghanaians part of top 50 for Global Student Prize Photo credit: Chegg.org
Source: UGC

Speaking to YEN.com.gh about her selection, Kezia revealed that she is optimistic about further progressing towards winning the coveted prize.

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"We are continuing to pray in order to make it higher towards winning the Global Student Prize of $100,000," she said.

Paul Mensah Amanor's non-profit organization, Foundation for Educational Equity and Development (Ghana), has been instrumental in battling educational poverty in Ghana and beyond.

Hafiz Musah, the co-founder of FarmAsyst, an agri-tech startup in Ghana, has been lauded for his innovative approach to making small agribusinesses more sustainable, viable, and efficient.

In collaboration with the Varkey Foundation, the $100,000 Chegg.org Global Student Prize celebrates and acknowledges inspiring students worldwide who are actively reshaping the world for the better.

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Earlier, Kezia Asiedua Sanie, a law student and president of an NGO that helps underprivileged children in Ghana called For Future Ghana (FTF Ghana), shared pictures of what a gated community for underprivileged kids in Ghana will look like upon completion.

Ghanaian lady shares food items to community members

In another heartwarming report, a kind-hearted Ghanaian woman known on Twitter as Afia Pokua (realvim) with the handle @real_vim touched the hearts of many users on social media.

The charitable young lady posted images on her personal account and described how she visited the Central Region's Nyameaniwa, a small community, to give meals to the less-fortunate residents.

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