Audio By Carbonatix
AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), as part of its educational improvement project, has organized a quiz competition for basic school pupils at Obuasi.
The competition is organized annually to address the capacity challenges in Obuasi schools and to enlighten stakeholders on the importance of education.
This year, the students tackled topics on environment and sanitation.
According to Emmanuel Baidoo, Senior Sustainability Manager of AGA, “investment in education is a sure way to long-term human capital development, AGA will ensure that all educational policies in its socio-economic development plan will be fulfilled”.
Independence Junior High School (JHS) defeated Obuasi SDA M/A JHS to win this year's basic school quiz competition in Obuasi.
Independence won the ultimate prize with 67 points as against 48.5 points by SDA.
The winner took home a gold trophy, medals and a cash prize of GHC5,000.00 while the runner-up was presented with medals and a cash prize of GHC3,000.00.
In addition, the two top schools went home with computers, textbooks, dictionaries, tablets, projectors, and backpacks.
The Obuasi Municipal Education Director, Alfred George Koomson, said, "the competition will raise the bar for schools to do better as well as encourage underdog schools to work harder."
Latest Stories
-
The Bank of Ghana has not made any losses that should be a topic for discussion — Sammy Gyamfi
4 minutes -
AMA to reintroduce Town Councils to enhance sanitation enforcement
22 minutes -
Central bank’s inflation fight since 2022 came at a cost – Prof Turkson
23 minutes -
If BoG isn’t a profit-making institution, it also can’t be a loss-making one – Kofi Bentil
1 hour -
Rethinking intelligence in the age of Artificial Intelligence
2 hours -
‘Every day is about survival’ – Workers demand action beyond May Day celebrations
2 hours -
Clear leadership demonstrated in managing recent power crisis – Dr Theo Acheampong
2 hours -
Accountability is defective in the energy sector – Ben Boakye
2 hours -
From detection to creation: Why education must move beyond AI plagiarism
2 hours -
Ghanaians keep paying for inefficiencies in the power sector – Prof Bokpin
2 hours -
Ghana’s power system not robust, outages inevitable – Ben Boakye
2 hours -
Beyond insults: The I.D.E.M playbook for political parties in the age of the ‘social media minister’
2 hours -
Germany backs Moroccan sovereignty in Sahara dispute
2 hours -
Beyond Competence: How capacity shapes professional access and influence
2 hours -
Chamber of Mines calls on BoG to release full breakdown of mining export proceeds
2 hours