The Connexional Methodist Guild’s scholarship initiative is making a tangible impact in the Central Region by empowering bright but needy tertiary students to pursue their education and become future leaders who embody good character and social responsibility.
Speaking at a ceremony at St. Paul Methodist Church in Winneba, Very Rev. Charles Sam, Secretary of the Winneba Methodist Diocesan Synod, emphasized that education must go beyond academic knowledge to transform individuals into principled citizens who contribute positively to society.
Rev. Sam challenged the prevailing mindset that education’s sole purpose is to secure white-collar jobs, urging students to embrace character development as an essential part of their learning journey.
At the event, three deserving students received scholarships of GHC 3,000 each from the Guild: Emmanuel Eshun, studying B-Tech Finance and Accounting at Cape Coast Technical University; Josephine Owusu Ankomah, a Population and Health student at the University of Cape Coast (UCC); and Shadrack Yeboah, an orphan from Raffiki Orphanage near Winneba pursuing Actuarial Science at UCC.
Mr. Yeboah expressed heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the recipients, promising to excel academically and inspire others to seize similar opportunities.
Emmanuel Panyin Eshun, Connexional Vice Chairman of the Methodist Guild, highlighted the scholarship program’s decade-long commitment to supporting vulnerable youth, having assisted 44 students from the Gyahadze Home with over GHC 150,000 invested so far.
He reaffirmed the Guild’s belief that education is the most valuable legacy one can leave, with plans to expand the program as resources permit.
By investing in education and character development, the Methodist Guild is helping to reduce illiteracy and cultivate socially conscious human capital, ultimately contributing to a stronger and more compassionate Ghana.
