Leading Communication network MTN on Thursday organized a Spelling Bee Challenge for pupils in sixteen selected schools in the Upper East Region. The competition which was keenly contested by pupils of the schools hoped to sharpen the intellects of the pupils.
Portfolio Advisor of MTN Ghana, Northern Territory, Abdulahi Hussein Yahya said since MTN’s partnership with the Spelling Bee Challenge, the organization has supported students from deprived communities in the competition. He indicated that MTN had partner with Young Educators Foundation in the spelling bee competition to enhance confidence in the pupils.
“MTN Ghana Foundation is committing a total amount of sixty four thousand cedis (64,000.00) as our contribution towards this project, we hope our support in this area will help Ghana in attaining the Millennium Development Goals 2 & 8 that is to achieve universal primary education and developing a global partnership for development by 2015”.
The six best spellers to represent the region at the national level are Apania Latifa of Saint Clement Primary School, Atinga Solomon of Anowaam Primary School, Tufailu Shakira of Straight-Way Educational Complex. The rest are Ayamga Bright, Musah Rahaman and Awumbila Seth all of the Fountain Gate International School. At the end of the competition, the six best spellers took home exercise and note books, MTN branded T-shirts and products from Indomie, organizers of the program.
By: Joshua Asaah | A1radioonline.com | Ghana
