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Adisadel Old Boys Association supports brilliant but needy students
The Adisadel Old Boys Association of North America (AOBA NA) has announced the 2025 recipients of its esteemed scholarship programme to enable them to pursue higher education.
The initiative, according to a statement from the Association signed by its President Dr Leonard Wryter, was to empower and support the next generation of leaders, thinkers, and change makers.
The scholarship programme recognises and rewards exceptional students who excel academically, demonstrate leadership potential, and commit to community service.
Despite financial challenges, the bright individuals have shown remarkable achievements, hence the Association is dedicated to helping them reach their full potential.
On academic excellence, the association celebrates outstanding academic achievements, exceptional scholarship performance and nurture a passion for learning.
For leadership development, the association invests in cultivating leaders who would shape the future, as their programme fosters leadership skills, responsibility, and innovation among recipients, the statement explained.
On community impact, the statement noted that giving back was a core value of the Adisadel spirit.
“We prioritise scholars who actively engage in community service and strive to make a positive difference,” it said.
The association, according to the statement was also committed to breaking the poverty cycle and expanding opportunities for disenfranchised students.
“By supporting their educational journey, we empower them to contribute to the civic and economic development of their communities and the world at large,” it added.
For the 2025 academic year, the AOBA NA Scholarship Committee received numerous applications from highly qualified Adisadel College graduates and although limited financial resources constrained their selections, they awarded full and partial scholarships to eight exceptional individuals.
Beneficiaries are Caleb McBanson, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), BSc. Architecture (Silver); Prince Malcom, KNUST, BSc. Human Biology (Platinum); Emmanuel Oppong, KNUST, BSc. Electrical Engineering (Platinum); and Jerry Elikplim, KNUST, Doctor of Pharmacy, (Platinum).
The rest are Ernest Domful, University of Cape Coast (UCC), BCom in Accounting, (Silver); Stanley Amon, UCC, BA in Information Science (Silver); Daniel Pratt, University of Ghana (UG), BSc in Administration (Silver); David Agyare, UG, BSc in Medicine and BSc in Surgery (Silver).
The statement explained that the silver package was a partial scholarship giving tuition assistance while the Platinum Package offered a full scholarship covering tuition, lodging and stipend assistance.
The statement explained that this year marks the seventh anniversary of the AOBA NA Scholarship Programme, which had supported 15 alumni in their tertiary education.
—GNA
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Ghana-Colombia strengthens ties through diplomatic engagement
In an important diplomatic engagement, the Colombian Ambassador to Ghana H.E. Daniel Garces Carabali paid a courtesy call on the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, at his office in Accra to discuss some key areas of collaboration.
The meeting focused on pressing issues, including security, decongestion of Ghana’s prisons, prison reform programmes, training programmes, improving the welfare of prisoners and enhancing disaster management in the country.
The courtesy call underscores the growing bilateral ties between Ghana and Colombia, building on previous engagements, such as the visit of the Colombian Vice President to Ghana in 2023.
The meeting demonstrates the commitment of both nations to fostering cooperation and addressing shared challenges.
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Ghana to host African Catholic Journalists from August 10
The Union Catholique Africaine de la Presse (UCAP), also known as the African Catholic Union of the Press, in collaboration with the Catholic Association of Media Practitioners-Ghana (CAMP-G), is set to host its prestigious Triennial Congress from August 10 to 17 August, 2025.
The programme would be held at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Legon, Accra, Ghana.
This landmark event, the most significant gathering of Catholic journalists in Africa, will bring together media professionals, researchers, and experts in digital technology from across the continent and beyond.
The theme for the Congress is: “Balancing Technological Progress and the Preservation of Human Values in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.”
Congress Highlights
The UCAP Congress 2025 will feature discussions and deliberations on critical issues arising from or related to integral human development, particularly within the framework of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Some of the key sub-themes to be addressed include:Corporate Social Responsibility in Managing the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Values, Deploying AI in Eco-friendly Business Start-ups in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges, Technology and the Reprogramming of Social Reality, Distortion of Reality in Social and Digital Media, Ecological Education and Action Against Unsustainable Exploitation of Natural Resources, and Media and the Promotion of the Recommendations of the Synod on Synodality in Africa.
Participants will include media professionals from both ecclesiastical and lay organisations, media researchers and academics, representatives from the Vatican, government agencies, NGOs, civil society, and the digital technology sector.
Objectives of the Congress
The primary goal of this Congress is to strengthen the capacities of media professionals and educate the public on the necessity of preserving human values amid rapid technological progress. Specific objectives include; Training 100 media practitioners in Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies, with a focus on balancing innovation and human values.
This will include promoting ethics and bioethics in technical research and technological innovations through media.
Advocating for human values such as respect for life, human dignity, charity, solidarity, and human rights and assessing the impact of technological progress to better understand the challenges, risks, and opportunities presented by AI will be part of the objectives.
UCAP is a continental organisation dedicated to promoting communication within the Catholic Church and its partners in Africa. With a mission to foster spiritual growth, collaboration, and responsible journalism, UCAP works to spread the Gospel, uphold human values, and support developmental initiatives across Africa and beyond.
UCAP is an independent, autonomous, non-political, and non-profit organisation comprising African Catholic journalists, communicators, academics, researchers, and institutions in various media fields.
