Ga Mantse Foundation and Private Organizations Launch Scholarship Initiatives to Support Needy Students Nationwide

Educational philanthropy has seen a significant boost across Ghana as multiple foundations and corporate entities launch scholarship schemes aimed at supporting high-achieving but financially disadvantaged students. At the forefront of these efforts, the RNAQ Foundation, in collaboration with the Ga Mantse Foundation, recently inaugurated the RNAQ Ga-Dangme Youth Scholarship Fund in Accra. Operating under the theme "One Ga-Dangme, One Heart, Rising Together," the fund is designed to foster unity and academic excellence within the Ga-Dangme community by assisting tertiary students. King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II has endorsed the initiative, calling for collective community support to ensure its sustainability and urging the youth to use education as a tool for development.

In addition to traditional leadership initiatives, corporate social responsibility programs are targeting critical education gaps in urban areas. ASA Savings and Loans has allocated GH5,000 to support 25 students across the Ayawaso Central Municipality, specifically focusing on the Nima, Maamobi, and Accra Newtown communities. This funding covers essential costs such as school fees, hostel accommodations, and textbooks for both junior high and tertiary students. The company has expressed intentions to scale this support to reach up to 500 children in the future, emphasizing that such interventions are critical to allowing students to focus on their professional goals, such as engineering and medicine, without the distraction of financial hardship.

Support for basic education graduates is also expanding through memorial and regional foundations. The Rev. Emile Doe Dogbe-Gakpetor Memorial Foundation recently awarded GH₵ 5,000 each to six students who excelled in the 2026 BECE and gained admission to second-cycle institutions. Similarly, in the Nanung Kingdom, the Togmah Foundation, funded by entrepreneur Ahmed Dassana Natogmah, provided financial and material aid to 19 outstanding BECE candidates from Nanumba North. A notable feature of the Togmah Foundation’s program is its commitment to providing full sponsorship for female students pursuing science-related disciplines, a move aimed at enhancing gender representation in STEM fields and raising overall educational standards in the northern sector.

These diverse scholarship programs highlight a growing trend of private-sector and community-led interventions in Ghana's education sector. By targeting specific geographic areas and academic levels—from BECE graduates to tertiary students—these foundations are addressing the systemic barriers that often prevent talented youth from completing their studies. Educational authorities and traditional leaders continue to urge more organizations to collaborate on such initiatives, noting that the long-term development of the nation depends on making quality education accessible to all, regardless of their socio-economic background.