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SID Project A team of students from selected tertiary institutions in Ghana is embarking on a project intended to affect many lives positively and ultimately contribute significantly to societal development. The project, dubbed "Strength In Disability" (SID), is a joint effort of the Ghana Association of Disability and Rehabilitation Students (GADRES -KNUST) and other institutions which basically seeks to educate society on the relevance of Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs); and the fact that having a disability does not make you less human. "Ignorance has made many persons living with disabilities burdens, instead of being beneficial to the society. The primary purpose of the project is to influence society's viewpoint of PLWDs; to see them as people with special needs, who can do something to help themselves and the society at large. We hope this endeavour which has received due endorsement from our lecturers will make the intended impact," say

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Abdelouahed Bekki, Moroccan Charge’ d’Affairs in Ghana(right) making the announcement The government of Morocco will in the 2019/2020 Academic year award 20 scholarships to Ghanaian students willing to undertake Vocational Training Curricula in Morocco, Mr Abdelouahed Bekki, Moroccan Charge’ d’Affairs in Ghana has announced.  He said the package would augment and help concretise the bilateral relations the two countries had enjoyed over the years.  Mr Bekki, who announced this as part of the 20th Anniversary celebration of the ascension into office of King Mohammed VI in Accra said apart from the educational sector, Morocco and Ghana had advanced their relations in Trade and Commerce, Technology, energy and transport among others.  The programme was patronised by members of the Diplomatic Corps, some citizens of Morocco and other invited Guests made up of the business community and Non-Governmental Organisations.  He said Morocco, a country with the largest Port in Africa, wou

Participants at the Camp As part  part of efforts aimed at encouraging female interest in pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and increasing female enrolment in engineering, the College of Engineering (CoE) with support from Vodafone Ghana has organised the second Cygnus Engineering Summer Camp. The camp, which was instituted during the long vacation of the 2017/18 academic year, seeks to bring brilliant senior high school students together to stimulate intellectual discourse on science and technology. Participants would take a tour of engineering and science laboratories and benefit from the Vodafone Coding Clinic, hands on experience in engineering and science projects, mentoring sessions and project-based learning. Prof Mark Adom-Asamoah Opening the camp, Provost of the College of Engineering (CoE), Professor Mark Adom-Asamoah, said the programme seeks to encourage senior high school students to undertake science and in so doing harness