Young Man Who Was Given Free Admission, Now Gives People Free Admission

Cursory: Peter Dadzie, a young student, founded the Akurase Mpuntuo Foundation to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged students. He facilitated scholarships for eight students and aims to improve the lives of rural dwellers.

Peter Dadzie, a young man from Ghana who received free admission to study at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, is now making a positive impact by helping other underprivileged students access similar educational opportunities.

Through his organization, Akurase Mpuntuo Foundation, which he established in 2020, Peter has successfully facilitated scholarships for eight students so far.

In an inspirational story shared on his LinkedIn profile, Peter expressed his foundation’s ambitious vision to improve the lives of rural dwellers in Ghana.

The foundation aims to focus on areas such as education, healthcare, innovative agriculture, and the provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities and services.

Regarding education, the ultimate goal is to ensure that every young person in rural areas has access to high-quality and uninterrupted education without facing any barriers.

The foundation seeks to offer the necessary support and scholarships to help these young individuals overcome any obstacles hindering their education.

In his words:

“The grand dream of the foundation is to improve the livelihoods of all rural dwellers in Ghana in the areas of education, healthcare, innovative agriculture, and the provision of WASH facilities and services.

“WASH stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene. Relating to education particularly, we hope to ensure that every young person in any rural area will have access to quality uninterrupted education without any barriers. Our dream is to provide the needed support and scholarships for young people to overcome any barriers to their education,” he added.

Funding for the organization primarily comes from personal contributions made by Peter and his team members. They donate 1% of their salaries from their day jobs to support the foundation’s activities.

“In terms of funding for the organization’s expenses, I together with other team members donate 1% of the salary from our day jobs to support the foundation’s work. We also receive support from benevolent persons and partners. However, we are open to partnering with interested persons and organizations to provide more opportunities to young people in rural areas,” he stated.

The selection process for beneficiaries involves three criteria that applicants must meet: residency in a rural area in Ghana, completion of senior high school (SHS) with good grades, and demonstrating a genuine need for financial support to pursue further education. Interested individuals can reach out for support or to offer assistance through the foundation’s contact details provided.

“Anyone can reach us to support or for support via mail or call at [email protected] and 0501856810 respectively,” he said.

Moreover, once the beneficiaries are chosen, they are paired with experienced mentors from academia, industry, and non-profit sectors for a year-long career mentorship. During this mentorship period, the foundation guides them in applying for tertiary education and scholarships.

“I must add that after selecting the beneficiaries, we pair them with astute persons in academia, industry, and nonprofits to undergo a year-long career mentorship. During the mentorship, we guide them to apply for tertiary schools and scholarships. We now have 43 young people under our year-long mentorship program,”he said.

“While assisting them to apply for scholarships, we are raising funds to grant our own scholarships so many more young people can have access to quality education without any barriers,” he added.

Source: yen.com.gh

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