UWR: Regional Chief Imam Educational Endowment Fund’s first beneficiaries unveiled
The first beneficiaries of the Upper West Regional Chief Imam’s educational endowment fund have been revealed by Office of the Chief Iman.
The Office through a press conference read by the Secretary of the fund board, Abdul Rahman Zakaria on 4th January announced that the fund has supported sixteen (16) students for the 2022/2023 academic year.
He revealed they have received 18 applications of which applicants were vetted and interviewed by the Evaluation and Assessment Committee of the Fund before selection.
According to him, the Regional Chief Imam Educational Endowment Fund has paid the school fees of 15 applicants, and the hostel fees of one applicant.
Below is a full list of Beneficiaries :
1. Danyuo Vincent
KNUST
BSC.
Civil Engineering
Ghs 3,688.04
2. Fuseini Jakpa Abdul- Hakeem, KNUST BSC.
Architecture
Gh 2,658.79
3. Ibrahim Abdul Hamid, B.Ed Arabic Studies
Akenten Appiah,
Menka University
Ghs 1,825.00
4. Yussif Jamani Mulaika
Jirapa NTC, Public Health Nursing, Ghs 3,275.00
5. Suleman Yussif, BSC
Construction Studies
UBIDS Ghs 1,874.15
6. Zakaria Bashiru B.Ed Business Studies, UBIDS Ghs 1,874.15
7. Abdul Shakur Bashasha
Human Resource,UDS
(Accommodation fees) Gh 1,600.00
8. Seidu Nuobong Tahiru
B.A Management Studies
UBIDS, Ghs 1,874.00
9.Osman Sadiq Computer
Science, UBIDs
Ghs 1,874.00
10. Dakpili
Maymuna
Moeinu, Bachelor
in Education,
NJA Ghs 2,911.79
UDS
11. Abubakari Laila BSc. Nursing, UDS
Ghs1,000.00
12.Dauda Zuberu, Re construction Technology Akenten Appiah-
Menka University
Ghs 1,000.00
13. Mohammed Abu, Doctor Of Pharmacy
UDS, Ghs 2,590.61
14. Habiba Abdul Shakur, Social Science Education, UBIDS Ghs 1,000
15. Amin Arafat, Basic Education UBIDs, 1,772.95
16. Muhammad Abdul Majid, University of Ghana, Bachelor of Law Ghs 2, 185.00
The total amount spenspentfar on applicants was revealed to be Ghs 33, 003.48.
The Upper West Regional Chief Imam Educational Endowment Fund was launched in October last year, 2022 to provide support to brilliant but needy students.
Mr. Zakaria Abdul Rahman used the opportunity to call for more donations to the fund from various stakeholders.
He noted that the board has received fresh applications from numerous students seeking the support of the fund to further their education.
By: Adil Fuseini
