District Assembly to establish scheme for needy science students

Amasaman (GA), Aug. 25, GNA - Mr Samuel Nii Aryeetey Attoh, the Ga District Chief Executive at weekend said that the Amasaman District Assembly would award scholarships to brilliant and needy science students, especially girls.

Mr Attoh said this at the opening-day of Ga District 2003 Science, Technology and Mathematics clinic at St. Johns Grammar School near Amasaman.

The DCE said it is worthy to note that the programme has helped to whip up the interest of girls in science education. The Assembly was supporting only 20 girls but now the number has increased to about 200 girls with few boys to serve as catalysts."

Mr Attoh said, "Ghana abounds in rich human resources and it is by way of scientific and technological application that we can exploit these resources through a better education."

He urged the students to take their lessons seriously and obey their parents to enable them to rise up to the challenge of becoming future scientists to help transform Ghana.

On HIV/AIDS pandemic, the DCE noted that they should refrain from sex until marriage.

In a welcoming address, Miss Victoria Opoku, Ga District Director of Education said the theme for this year's programme: "STME in support of Scientific and Technology Transformation of Ghana" is more appropriate than ever in the present arduous of nation building. more

Miss Opoku said the world is a global one and this has been made possible as a result of science and technology, and without technology, there would be no development and that is why the present government should be commended for its emphasis on Information Communications and Technology (ICT).

She congratulated the Amasaman District Assembly for increasing the number of science students from 60 to 100 as promised last year to cater for girls in our rural schools which hitherto had not been the case. She said the Ga District Directorate of the Ghana Education Service is to bridge the yawning gap between the urban schools and rural ones in terms of results and to bring science and technology to the door steps of the rural pupils.

The Director said the aim is to use the STME to break the myth surrounding science, technology and mathematics as difficult subjects and no go area for girls.

She said, "it is in the light this that we are preparing our girls to compete effectively with our boys in all endeavours and professions towards scientific and technological development."