Impact

The Odeefoo Oteng Korankye II Education Fund was founded in November 2016 by the traditional chief of Berekuso to rally support amongst people of Berekuso and surrounding traditional area, those with business, land and family ties to the area, and individuals who are passionate about improving the quality of education in Ghana.  The long-term vision of the fund is the realization of Berekuso as a center of excellence for education and purposeful development. With the aid of a governing board of committed professionals, sub-chiefs, elders and volunteers from the community, and the financial support of donors like you, the fund aims to improve educational achievement in three ways: by providing secondary school scholarships for the strongest BECE (Basic Education Certificate Exam) performers, by supporting programs to improve the quality of basic education in area schools, and by filling gaps in opportunities for learning, such as offering vacation classes and supporting ICT infrastructure.

Since its founding the Odeefoo Oteng Korankye II Education Fund has made a good start toward achieving its long-term goals. A launch event in December 2016 brought in donations from over 60 members of the community. In order to better understand school attendance and the challenges parents face, an extensive household survey was conducted. The fund supported 126 BECE candidates in June 2017, supplying math kits, pens and towels, and over 400 BECE candidates in September 2020. The fund commissioned a needs assessment of the Berekuso Basic school and has received a full and detailed report. And beginning in September 2017, the fund began its scholarship program by awarding 11 top BECE performers from the seven basic schools in the area with annual GHS 3,000 scholarships to support their pursuit of secondary education. In 2018, 11 scholarships were added, and in 2019 15 new scholarships were added. The Fund presently supports secondary education for 37 pupils and hopes to continue to increase the number each year. Though secondary school fees were technically eliminated by the government in 2017, children from poor families need financial support for transportation, uniforms, textbooks, school supplies, and provisions.