The Lebanese community in Ghana has awarded scholarships to 19 wards of martyrs of the Ghana Armed Forces.
The programme, in its third year, is one of the initiatives that the Lebanese community is running to help promote education in Ghana.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Lebanese ambassador to Ghana, Ali H. Halabi, acknowledged the contribution of Ghanaian soldiers in peacekeeping efforts across the world.
“…for the Lebanese community, the contributions of Ghana’s Armed Forces to domestic and world security is an emotional affair. We fondly recall the efforts of Ghana’s peacekeeping mission to Lebanon and the sacrifices made there. They are the symbols of the decades of strong and enduring bonds between the peoples of Ghana and Lebanon. Today, we acknowledge that, it is the selfless contributions of these men and women of the Armed Forces that have established a solid security architecture under which different people in this great nation could live together peacefully…,” he stated.
“…By this action, we hope to contribute to the future of these children who are spread across all the levels of Ghana’s education system.”
This is the third year that the Lebanese community in Ghana has awarded scholarships to the dependents of matyrs.
Since the 2012/2013 academic year, the Lebanese community has been giving scholarships to these wards, along with some brilliant undergraduate students from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, law students from the University of Ghana and the Kwame University of Science and Technology, as well as some students of the Ghana School of Law (Makola) and Masters students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism.
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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong/citifmonline.com/Ghana