The Unilever Foundation for Education and Development’s (UFED), excellent awards will now empower best female graduates from public tertiary institutions as part of efforts to promote the well-being and growth of society.
The foundation has, therefore, presented awards 16 female graduates from various public tertiary institutions in the country who excelled in various fields of study during the 2007 - 2008 academic year.
They were presented with certificates of recognition and undisclosed amounts of money and would also have their names put on the UFED’s Excellence Board at their former institutions to serve as a perpetual recognition and reminder to their colleagues.
This is the first time in the 10-year history of the UFED that it has extended its programme to cover only female graduates to serve as an encouragement to them to work harder.
The foundation had hitherto, awarded both male and female graduates who excelled in their areas of study .
The selected female graduates who were adjudged by their institutions as those who had obtained the highest scores came from the polytechnics in Takoradi, Bolgatanga, Kumasi, Wa, Koforidua, Cape-Coast, Accra, Sunyani, Tamale and Ho.
Others were selected from the University of Cape-Coast, University of Education-Winneba, University of Ghana and University for Development Studies.
All the institutions had one representative each except the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) which had two graduates who scored the highest marks in BSc Human Biology and Clinical Microbiology.
Addressing the beneficiaries at a presentation ceremony held at the premises of Unilever in Tema, a trustee of UFED, Mr Andrews Evans-Quayson said one of the objectives of the foundation was to inculcate the culture of excellence in Ghanaians as a means of encouraging others to follow.
He said the foundation would continue to look out for the demonstration of excellence to spur posterity on to pursue excellence.
Mr Evans-Quayson said in pursuit of women's empowerment programme, the UFED sponsored the national annual science, maths and technology education clinic of the Ghana Education Service held between August 31st to September 4, 2009.
The programme attracted 130 female students.
Mr Evans-Quayson said since its inception in 2000, the UFED had honoured 150 graduates from public tertiary institutions at a cost of GH¢50,000.
He emphasised that Unilever had no hand in the selection of the beneficiaries. Various institutions submitted the list of beneficiaries.
Mr Evans-Quayson congratulated the award winners and advised them not to be complacent but to impact positively on their communities and at their work places.
The Public Relations Manager of Unilever, Ms Bernice Natue said women needed to be encouraged to attain greater heights.
She said it was very pleasing to see that women were gradually excelling and called on young graduates to be the engine that would start the revolution to bring women at the fore front in education and other professions.
Ms Natue urged them to be courageous and never allow themselves to be discouraged but strive hard to reach the top.
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