Dr. Apaak funds 248 brilliant but needy students in Builsa South with GH¢331,000

A total of 248 brilliant but needy tertiary students in the Builsa South Constituency are set to benefit from a GH¢331,000 educational support package.

Deputy Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has committed GH¢331,000 from his share of the Member of Parliament’s Common Fund to support brilliant but financially disadvantaged tertiary students in the constituency.

The intervention targets students pursuing various programmes in universities, technical universities, colleges of education, and nursing and midwifery training institutions across Ghana.

In a letter addressed to the District Chief Executive for Builsa South, Madam Vida Akantagriwen Anaab, Dr. Apaak authorised the release of the funds from his Member of Parliament’s Common Fund allocation to support 248 brilliant but needy students from the constituency.

“Kindly release an amount of Three Hundred and Thirty-One Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢331,000.00) from the Member of Parliament’s Common Fund allocation to support the attached list of Two Hundred and Forty-Eight (248) brilliant but needy students from the Builsa South Constituency,” the letter stated.

The beneficiaries comprise 161 female students and 87 male students, all enrolled in various tertiary and professional institutions across the country.

Under the support package, 166 students studying in universities, technical universities and other tertiary institutions will each receive GH¢1,500, while 82 students in Colleges of Education and Nursing and Midwifery Training Colleges will each receive GH¢1,000.

Dr. Apaak said the initiative is aimed at ensuring that academically gifted students are able to continue their education despite financial challenges.

“This educational support initiative is intended to assist brilliant but needy students from the constituency to pursue their academic and professional aspirations without undue financial hardship,” he stated.

He added that the intervention forms part of the constituency’s commitment to promoting access to higher education and developing the human resource capacity of Builsa South.

“The intervention forms part of the constituency’s broader commitment to promoting access to quality higher education and human capital development,” Dr. Apaak noted.

Dr. Apaak expressed confidence in the cooperation of Madam Vida Akantagriwen Anaab to facilitate the timely release of the funds to the beneficiaries.

The support package is expected to ease the financial burden on beneficiaries and their families while enabling the students to continue their academic and professional training. It also reflects Dr. Apaak’s commitment to supporting higher education and creating opportunities for young people in the Builsa South Constituency.