{"id":349601,"date":"2017-08-31T12:20:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T12:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=349601"},"modified":"2017-11-10T12:35:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:35:15","slug":"send-off-party-held-for-chevening-scholarship-beneficiaries-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=349601","title":{"rendered":"Send-off party held for Chevening scholarship beneficiaries [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK High Commission in Ghana on Wednesday held a send-off party for beneficiaries of its 2017\/2018 Chevening scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>The event held at the residence of the High Commissioner saw\u00a0the 20 Ghanaian beneficiaries including <strong>Citi FM<\/strong>\u2019s Deputy Director of News Programming, Nana Boakye Yiadom, receiving certificates for being selected for the scholarship.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349565 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-10.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-10\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349597 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-2.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349595 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-120.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-120\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349593 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-110.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-110\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nana Boakye-Yiadom is going to pursue an MA in International Public Relations and Global Commissions Management at the Cardiff University. He is also a fellow of the President Barack Obama\u2019s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).<\/p>\n<p>Chevening is the UK government&#8217;s global scholarship programme that offers future leaders the unique opportunity to study in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349594 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-118.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-118\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349591 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-106.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-106\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349590 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-103.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-103\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349587 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-99.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-99\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349586 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-98.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-98\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349585 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-94.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-94\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These scholarships are awarded to outstanding professionals from Ghana and other countries to pursue a one-year master\u2019s degree in any subject at any UK university.<\/p>\n<p>Chevening provides beneficiaries with all-expense paid scholarship to enable participants achieve their professional goals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349582 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-82.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-82\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349581 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-77.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-77\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349580 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-75.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-75\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349579 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-73.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-73\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349578 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-69.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-69\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349577 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-51.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-51\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349575 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-38.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-38\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker, encouraged the scholars to take advantage of every opportunity that comes their way while studying in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349576 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-45.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-45\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349574 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-34.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-34\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349573 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-30-1.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-30\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349572 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-29-1.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-29\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349571 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-27-1.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-27\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349570 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-26-1.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-26\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349569 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-25-1.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-25\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349568 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-17-1.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-17\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349567 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-15-1.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-15\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349566 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-11.jpg\" alt=\"2017-2018-chevening-beneficiaries-11\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beneficiaries\u00a0will live and study in the UK for a year, during which time they will develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By:\u00a0 Roberta Edem Abbeyquaye\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK High Commission in Ghana on Wednesday held a send-off party for beneficiaries of its 2017\/2018 Chevening 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