On Friday, May 24, Ghanaian students in Morocco, who are part of the Morocco scholarship programme, staged a protest over alleged delays in the disbursement of their stipends.
The demonstration occurred at the Ghana Embassy in Morocco.
The students stated that the prolonged delay in receiving their stipends has caused significant hardship, emotional distress, safety concerns, and academic difficulties for those pursuing undergraduate, master’s, and PhD programs.
They are calling on the government, the Ministry of Finance, and the Scholarship Secretariat to expedite the release of their funds to prevent further delays.
“The question is how do we survive? Our landlords are chasing us out of our apartments, some of us are sleeping with our friends, some of us are sleeping outside.
“Imagine sending your daughter to another country to come and study for 10 months without sending her money to pay her rent, how do you want her to survive? There are people here in debt, and some are depressed. The last time, we had someone almost commit suicide.
“This is not noise. This is not a story or a narrative, this is what we are going through. Our lives are in danger. We are begging you Mr. President, if you don’t intervene, there will be blood on your hands,” one of the students lamented.