Multiple award winning food entrepreneur, Mrs. Chichi Yakubu has been appointed as the brand ambassador for The WIT School, the first and only Finland Model School in Ghana and West Africa offering the best and world renowned Finnish curriculum.
The school, which has been operating for half a decade since June 2018, chose Mrs. Yakubu for the role due to her dedication and immense contribution to the development of the school over the years, in addition to being the parent of two gifted students.
As the school’s ambassador, Mrs. Yakubu will lead projects aimed at impacting the school and society, such as leading fundraising efforts through the newly launched WIT Endowment Fund (WEF) to support needy but brilliant students in deprived communities across the nation.
WEF aims to bridge the financial gap for enthusiastic, brilliant, but needy students to enable them to attain higher academic laurels. Spearheaded by Mrs. Yakubu, WEF will have its source of funds from a donor group, fundraising, and a percentage from WIT students’ school fees.
The initiative will support beneficiaries through four key categories, including the Genius Scholarship program, which will fully fund or fund a percentage of a brilliant child at WIT School; the Edufund, which will cater to needy students in other schools; TKN weekend community projects; and the Rural Stem Project, which will impact children outside the capital.
Ms Precious K. Bonsu, the founder and director of The WIT School, expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Finance in Motion, a German company, for their generous donation that served as the seed fund for the WEF.
She also thanked Mr. Gabriel Addai, a proud donor and member of the advisory board at the school, for presenting the donation and Mrs. Yakubu for accepting the role of brand ambassador and her eagerness to contribute to WEF and the school’s development. Ms. Bonsu is confident that the endowment fund will enable brilliant but needy students across the country to access world-class education.
The event, which was held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the forecourt of The WIT School in East Legon, was attended by a variety of notable guests, including media personalities, Miss Denise Addo (rep from UNESCO) TwinsDontBeg (renowned bloggers) Chukwuthepainter (artist), Mr. Farouk Yakubu (husband of the ambassador), PTA President, Mrs. Safoa Graham, Pastor Agnes Hagan (C3 Hope City Church), Rev Steve (School chaplain, Action Chapel Int.), Mrs. Lesley Mensah (Founder and President, Afra K Fashion & WiAfrica), and Mrs. Kesewaa Dotse (proud genius parent of TWS).
Management of the school expressed its warm appreciation to the donors and encouraged others to extend a hand to give educational financial aid to underprivileged children.
Currently, the school has four students who are beneficiaries of WEF and hopes to increase this number to a minimum of 10 pupils each year. For more information on how to support the school and the WIT Endowment fund, please visit www.thewitschool.com.