2020 Mastercard Foundation-KNUST Directory

NAME: Marfo Richard NAME: Naturinda Emmanuel Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 301
SHS: Odumaseman Senior High School, Odumase,
Brong Ahafo Region. SHS: St Julian high school Gayaza Uganda
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Nursing
ASPIRATION: Health practitioner and lecturer PROGRAMME OF STUDY: Medical laboratory
CORE VALUES: hardworking, tolerant and humble Technology
ASPIRATION: Medical Pathology; the fountain of
It is a dream come through to be part of MasterCard medicine.
foundation scholars’ program at Kwame Nkrumah CORE VALUES: Truthful but not neutral.
University of Science and Technology. First, I thank God Born and raised in Uganda in a polygamous family,
helping me to achieve my dream. I grew up with some limitations; hopelessness and
low self-esteem. Life was characterized by limited
As an individual who has great passion for his opportunities and inadequate of a lot of various basic
community, I see myself as the transformative tool needs.
to lead change in my community. I plan to impact
particularly on the health sector of my community Looking at my community and family there was a lot
blending it with eradicating poor sanitation and of challenges in health care system which led to the
inaccessibility to formal education, most especially for death of many of my family members. This inspired
brilliant but needy children. With God on my side I see me to develop a very deep passion for health care and
the sky as my starting point. medicine at large. I told myself that it all starts with me
and I will break the cycle of poor health services.
God bless the CEO and President of
MasterCard foundation for believing Ever since that day I started working towards the
in me and given me this opportunity. I realization of my dreams and aspirations.
stand for change as well.
I am so optimistic that with a master card foundation
opportunity that aims at sharpening my leadership
potential and a degree of medical laboratory technology
that explores medical diagnostic concepts; I am already
in position to break the cycle of the poor health services
in my community.

“I believe that knowledge is power”

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 302 ones and the youth to conceive creative ideas to solve
problems in society. I cherish public speaking and giving
motivational talks so much since it’s one of the ways to
enrich and build my inner self and my capacity.

NAME: Nicholas Kofi Adegbe NAME: Antwi Godwin
SHS: Adventist Senior High, Bantama, Kumasi,
SHS: Sogakope Senior High School, Sogakope, Volta Ashanti Region
Region. PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Nursing
ASPIRATIONS: Medical Practitioner
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Actuarial Science CORE VALUES: God Fearing, Hardworking, Integrity,
Discipline
ASPIRATIONS: To become an Actuary and an
entrepreneur. I deem it a great privilege to be among the chosen.
Godwin is a young man with growing potentials,
CORE VALUES: Commitment to innovation, self-motivation and belief in hard work and consistency
excellence, sustainability and acting in an despite the belief in the Supreme Being. As a great
environmentally friendly way. asset to my family, community and nation at large,
hardworking, determination and consistency is part of
My name is Nicholas Kofi Adegbe. A first year student my hallmarks.
in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology, pursuing Bachelor of Science in Actuarial As a growing African child, I seek to give the best my
Science. I am a young visionary leader who is highly motherland can have in terms of everything. How can I
committed to solving societal problems and passionate achieve this? I will help my family, my family and I will
about community development through its engagement help the community, we as a community will help our
and volunteerism. Giving back to society is a habit I nation and the nation will help build the continent.
do not compromise for other things since it’s the only
way of transforming communities from better to best. ‘I trust this process’.
I believe strongly that the Africa we envision will only
materialized if only we redefine our ways of leading
change by focusing more on contextual and effective
application of value-based principles of transforming
leadership. I mostly get motivated by how science and
technology has contributed tremendously to the fast
growing economy of most developed countries and so
believe that investing resources in these fields is a way of
building a great nation.

Over the years, I dedicated myself in advocating
for infrastructural development for my community
basic school, motivating and encouraging the young

NAME: Opoku Ernestina Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 303
SHS: Akim Swedru Senior High School, Akim Swedru,
Eastern Region. NAME: Anasichor Philip
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc Medical Laboratory SHS: Kadjebi-Asato Senior High School, Kadjebi,
Technology Volta Region.
ASPIRATIONS: Laboratory Scientist and PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Petroleum
Entrepreneur Engineering.
CORE VALUES: Moral Integrity, Self-discipline. ASPIRATIONS: Petroleum Reservoir Engineer,
Ernestina Opoku is my name. I was born and raised in Entrepreneur.
Kokrobite, a small fishing community in the Greater CORE VALUES: Service, Innovation, Honesty.
Accra region. The low literacy rate in my community
has torn it apart with endemics such as cholera, teenage To live is to serve - of this only is life purposeful and
pregnancy and other social vices. But I aspire to rise insightful for the realisation that we are alive but for
above the norm and be an entrepreneur and a health others’ sake.
scientist with strong moral values. It is my dream to help
solve health problems with science and innovations to With this privilege of a scholarly support, I have become
make the world a better place. an asset due now and for the future edification of
my community of which I am duty-bound by wilful
The MCF Scholar’s program at KNUST has provided conscience, to deliver my best in all avenues indexed in
a means to make my dreams a reality. Through the my prospective area of community service: Education.
seminars and conferences, I been exposed to, I have
been challenged to led change in my community and I am therefore anticipatory, through hard work, of
any jurisdiction I find myself. As a health scientist, I a successful graduation- a cogent tool of induction
watch all year round as preventable diseases claim the into the collective and universal goal of the scholars’
lives of our loved ones. This drives me with a passion to community. Wherefore, in diligence, I do work to
educate my community. It is my mandate to sensitise accomplish this requisite task.
the people of Kokrobite and its environs on these
preventable diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever and While in pursuit of all these, I hinge
the like. on God, through whose enabling
strength I count it all achievable.
I therefore deem it a sole responsibility to initiate the
change I so much want to see in my community.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 304 NAME: Comfort Okyem
SHS: Beposo Senior high school, Kumasi, Ashanti.
NAME: Akandwanaho Wisdom PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Publishing Studies
SHS: Ntare School, Mbarara, Ankole, Uganda ASPIRATIONS: My aspirations are to pursue my
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Agricultural master’s and Ph.D. programmes to become an
Biotechnology expert in my field of study and to be able to continue
ASPIRATIONS: I hope to lead the change in creating changing lives around me.
a hunger free Africa where quality food shall be CORE VALUES: Competence, Determination,
accessible to all human beings of all kinds, and in large Fairness, Leadership, Honesty, and Love
quantities; through developing high quality, reliable
crop varieties. I am Comfort Okyem who comes from Agona Amenfi
CORE VALUES: simplicity, truthfulness, time in the Western region but stays at Atonsu S-line in the
consciousness, trustworthy, honesty, integrity. Ashanti region. I was born on the 9th of September 1996
to Mr. and Mrs. Okyem.
Career Objective: Aiming to leverage a proven
knowledge of both conventional and unconventional Experiences: As a student of KNUST, I have realised
breeding skills to successfully fight against world food that many students focus more on increasing their CWA
insecurity. Frequently praised as hardworking by without taking into consideration the knowledge they
my peers, who have always given me the morale and need to acquire first. I was a victim of this till I realised
courage to work even harder. that I need to take my focus off just increasing my CWA
and focus on gaining the knowledge and skills in my
Experience: I have an internship experience in my field of study. This will automatically increase my CWA.
field of study, where I did a three months’ internship at
National Agriculture Research Laboratories. Personal Style: Self-awareness is of great benefit. It
helps one to live intentionally; it also increases one’s
I also have experience in leadership, I have been a decision-making ability and enhance presentation. I
student leader at different levels of my Secondary have developed interest self-awareness in my stay on
education, I have participated in various leadership campus which I will encourage all youth to develop.
trainings and congresses, all of which have built and
shaped my leadership experience.

a community where life skills bring families together Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 305
and empowers young people to lead change in their
communities and serve the needs of the people.

NAME: Samantha Katsande NAME: Sadick Yakubu
SHS: Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe SHS: Mim Senior High School, Mim, Ahafo Region
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Medical Imaging PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Telecommunication
ASPIRATION: Social Entrepreneur Engineering
CORE VALUES: Creativity, Dependability ASPIRATIONS: Telecommunication Engineer,
Software Engineer and an Entrepreneur
I am a highly motivated young woman with a stout CORE VALUES: Love, Creativity, Respect and
interest in social entrepreneurship. I believe anyone Integrity.
and everyone has a chance to excel if provided the
right resources and equipped with knowledge. I As a leader of change I believe that I can make the
have discovered that what limits most of the young world a better place through my decisions and actions.
people from low income communities is the access to For I know being successful do not necessary means
information and lack of life skills. The aim of life skills is acquiring all the wealth in the world but rather touching
to help young people know their potential, understand the lives of ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
the problems they will face in life and assist them in And for that, I seek to impact positive change and create
developing and managing themselves towards specific an impact in my community and country at large.
goals. Life skills are meant to minimise risk factors and
maximize protective factors. They are meant to reduce It is my vision to build a legacy and
the occurrence of most of the social ills which include serve as motivation for those who
teenage pregnancies, drug abuse, rise in school dropouts think that coming from nowhere
and less empowered young people. Once equipped with means you will get to nowhere. The
life skills and information availed to the individual, I world can be changed to the better
believe one can chart and embark on a successful life through us with the power of self
journey. believe.

I stand for access to information and life skills
education. I aspire to help young people discover
themselves through providing life skills training sessions
and information about various opportunities. The
opportunities will provide platforms for them to grow,
acquire soft skills and know their purpose. I envision

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 306 The success of the of the community project is that ten
of these teenage mothers who took part in the training
have establish a business out of it and they are able to
take care of themselves and their kids.

I am very happy that I was able to
help some people that were in need.
I have also learned a lot through this
project.

NAME: Cynthia Ayembilla Ayampoka NAME: Emmanuel Titus Prah
SHS: Zebilla Senior High Technical School, Zebilla, RSHegSi:oNnsein Senior High School, Axim, Western
Upper East Region PROGRAMME OF STUDY: B.Sc. Agricultural
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: Development Planning Engineering
ASPIRATION: Help people in need ASPIRATIONS: Environmental Engineer and Activist,
CORE VALUES: Trust/Honesty, Integrity/Dignity, Entrepreneur,
Professionalism, Respect, Humility/God Fearing CORE VALUES: Faith, Integrity, Creativity and
My community, Lamboya, faces a lot of problems Excellence
such as bad roads, rampant school drop-outs, teenage
pregnancy, high illiteracy rate, inadequate furniture for To know oneself is a great knowledge. Knowing my
both the community primary and Junior High Schools, passion at a tender age has been a great asset to me. The
and other problems. Even though the problems listed passion to serve humanity and to change mind-sets
above need to be attended to as soon as possible, one of keeps me moving. I have established an NGO called
these problems which needs urgent attention is teenage Amaz Growth Foundation which helps to motivate and
pregnancy. I had to do the little that I could to help curb inspire young people to pursue excellence and have a
this problem. sense of purpose.
The project, “Teaching Teenage Mothers On How to
Make Doughnut, Sobolo, And Chips” was aimed at We have been able to organise programmes such as;
providing skills training on doughnuts, sobolo, and free vacation classes, educational tours, leadership and
chips preparation. This was to help the teenage mothers capacity building seminars.
who did not have any work to acquire skills in these
recipe to be able to make an income.
The training was done in two communities, with
fourteen members each from the two communities. The
duration of the training lasted for two weeks. A week
each at the communities.
At the end of the training, the 28 members were able to
make their own doughnuts, chips, and sobolo.

ave six siblings; three males and three females. During NAME: Purity Tubazize Ntonda Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 307
my childhood, I was not all that serious with my
education because I was a cowboy. God being so good, SHS: Nata Senior Secondary School, Central District,
my elder brother came and took me from Mirigu Botswana
Nabango to Hwidiem in the Brong Ahafo region where
he stayed. PROGRAMME OF STUDY: Ba Social Work
I have grown to realise that a life worth living is a life
lived for others. There is always this driving force that ASPIRATIONS: Social Worker
compels me to be so much concern about the welfare of
others. When I completed basic school, I was enrolled CORE VALUES: Respect, Humility, Justice, Integrity
into Sunyani Senior High which bore the same motto and Empathy.
as mine; it goes like “Live not for myself, but my nation Today’s society is not like it was in the past, today’s
also.” I was motivated by this motto of my Alma mater, society has made it the order of the day to groom
so I studied very hard. I completed SHS successfully criminals, abusers, injustice and corrupt people. Today’s
with excellent grades. society is selfish, heartless and merciless. Women,
After SHS my next headache was how to get money to children, sick people, orphans, refugees, asylum seekers,
further my education because I could not even afford vulnerable and old people have become the victims of
my SHS fees; how much more tertiary fees. Fortunately, these circumstances. Thus calling for social scientists
a good Samaritan gave a form of the MasterCard to be the voice of the voiceless, to lift the fallen and to
Foundation Scholars Programme to me to fill it. I fight injustice. I, for one, believe that come rain nor
filled the form, I was called for an interview and I got sunshine, humanity comes first. I believe that every life
the scholarship, hurray! Thanks be to God and the is as important as the other irrespective of age, colour,
MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme, I am race, religion or nationality; thus, everyone should have
now pursuing B.Sc. Chemical Engineering. I want to use equal access to resources, services and opportunities. I
the knowledge and skills that I will acquire in chemical believe in social justice and equality. Having been given
engineering to build factories that will process cocoa, this wonderful opportunity as a Mastercard Foundation
cashew and food crops into finished goods and also scholar at KNUST, to be trained as a Professional Social
manufacture chemicals to help our agriculture sector. Worker, I will use all my professional and leadership
I think these will provide jobs for many people in the powers to fight injustice, to remove barriers to access
country and my thirst for the wellbeing of humanity will services, opportunities and protect the weak. It is in
be assuaged. this regard that I want to fight teenage pregnancy in my
community through mentorship, workshops, pledges,
leadership trainings, dramas and sports. I will use
the knowledge that I have gained from the leadership
seminars organised by Mastercard and the knowledge
that I have gained from my social work classes. The
leadership seminars have made me understand that it is
not about the positions that one occupies in the society
but it is about how much positive influence one can
bring in the community.

I believe that every life is as
important as the other irrespective
of age, colour, race, religion or
nationality; thus, everyone should
have equal access to resources,
services and opportunities.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 308 NAME: Abena Buduba-Ansah NAME: Francis Adarkwah
SHS: Presbyterian Senior High School, Akyim-Begoro, SHS: Kade Day Senior High Technical School, Kade,
Eastern Region Eastern Region
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Business PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Actuarial Science
Administration (Logistics & Supply Chain ASPIRATIONS: Chartered Accountant
Management) CORE VALUES: Love, dedication, frankness,
ASPIRATION: Entrepreneur and International Hardworking (“If it must be done, it must be done
Logistics Manager well”)

CORE VALUES: Determination, Philanthropy, Being a member of the scholars’ community is a lifetime
Humility and Respect for All great opportunity for any young individual who would
like to be a leader of great positive impact in this world.
My dream in life as I was growing up has always been Members of this community are being exposed to life
to get to the top no matter the circumstances and changing seminars and training to prepare them for the
obstacles that come my way. As a young lady, I believe leadership journey ahead of them. I have been exposed
that circumstances in which one finds himself/herself to a lot of information that would help me throughout
do not justify the future of the individual. The saying my career. Many, I hope, will be coming.
“Winners never quit and quitters never win” has always
been the basic principle guiding my life to attaining The experience I have had as a member of the
self-actualisation. The desire in me to help people in MasterCard foundation Scholars programme at KNUST
need has always been a part of me, and fun for me to is out of due proportion. Scholars are being entertained,
pursue. I always have the urge to help people in the educated and informed in all aspects. Another
smallest way I can regardless of the age differences. “One experience with the Scholars’ community I have had is
good-turns deserves another,” I create a welcoming to better oneself regardless the current position. There
atmosphere for people to freely approach me with their is more to be done. I aimed at making African countries
issues for help and I am always glad to offer my help move from the state of developing to developed where
when I can. Africans will think beyond their stomachs. Africa can
rise; Africa will rise; African is rising. Africa, the land of
I am therefore grateful to the MasterCard foundation God.
for the opportunity given to me. I believe that attaining
a bachelor’s degree in KNUST will catapult me to an
influential position to give back to my community the
best way I can and develop my community which will
ultimately lead to the development of my country, Africa
and the world at large.

NAME: Alassana Jallow Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 309
SHS: Nusrat Senior Secondary School, Banjul, The
NAME: Adam Dari Umar Gambia
SHS: Damango Senior High School, Damongo, PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Business
Northern Region Administration (Accounting/Banking and Finance)
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Natural Resources ASPIRATION: Chartered Accountant, Social
Management entrepreneur and Lecturer
ASPIRATION: Entrepreneur and Natural Resource
Scientist CORE VALUES: Humanity, Humility, Diversity and
CORE VALUES: Fear of Allah, Integrity and Service to Discipline
Humanity
I come from a community where education is not
I strongly believe that a successful life requires an valued. Many young people in the community drop
individual struggle. I am a passionate, an optimistic out of school at a very early stage usually during Junior
and a dedicated person who take responsibilities. As Secondary School. This has led to the high rate of
a natural resource scientist, it is necessary to preserve unemployment in my community and the Gambia at
and manage the resources available wisely. I believe that large. It is in this regard that I want to run a project on
making a change really matters and therefore I want to mentorship and coaching secondary school students to
impact the lives of our generation with good habits to help them understand the value of education and help
aid in the preservation of the resources. them to realise their full potentials to achieve greatness.
This has also motivated me to be an entrepreneur; to
In Shaa Allah, I also plan of influencing the lives of create jobs for the youth in my country.
my community by setting up a foundation that will
transform the lives of the needy but brilliant students in Being part of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars
the society, nation and the world at large. programme at KNUST has given me the chance to
meet people from diverse cultures with different life
experiences which has shaped my sociological outlook.
Diversity is an essential role in bringing together new
ideas and innovations among the young in tackling
major problems in Africa. This programme has indeed
helped me realise that, I can lead the change I want to
see. I believe that change is possible, and it is the little
things we do consistently that will make the difference.
The future of Africa lies in our own hands.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 310 NAME: Ayariga Ezra Christopher Azampaka
SHS: Zebilla Senior High /Technical School, Upper
NAME: Atimono Mavis East Region
SHS: Mim Senior High School, Mim, Ahafo Region PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Economics
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Midwifery ASPIRATIONS: Economist, Lecturer, Entrepreneur
ASPIRATION: Midwife and Counsellor CORE VALUES: Teamwork, Determination,
CORE VALUES: Integrity, Respect and Endurance Discipline

I aspire to comfort and care for those who go through I live in a community called Sapelliga where subsistent
emotional stress or lose hope in life. I also aspire to assist farming is predominant and about 60% of the
those who are financially challenged with the little I have inhabitants are involved in surface mining. My heart
to keep them on track to fulfil their vision. I have been always yearned when I see children of school going age
inspired as a midwife to help women who go through involve in mining activities. If you are schooling, the
postpartum depression and also those who are mentally conclusion is that you are “lazy”. Education has been
challenged to put a smile on their faces and that of their taken for granted in my community therefore, I have
families. I am empowered to be a servant leader to my decided to focus my community project on education
community. though there are others issues like teenage pregnancy,
drug abuse, and many others. That will be in the
I am always encouraged to be of help to others in life by subsequent projects as it is part of my long-term plan.
helping those who are not up to the standard they ought
to be. I also do not discriminate but draw everyone As part of giving-back to society, I had the privilege to
to myself. I am not afraid of challenges and thus, I volunteer in terms of helping my community school,
appreciate every situation that comes my way, whether Sapelliga Community Senior High, as I was volunteering
good or bad. before coming to school. If you desire to achieve
something, you first need to know the target. Our main
I have trained my mind not to give up business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to
in life but to press forward to become do what lies clearly at hand. What keeps me moving is
a transformational leader in my “Code of Persistence.”
generation.

NAME: Anilik Benedicta NAME: Mwale Juliet Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 311
SHS: Mankessim Senior High and Technical School, SHS: Pestalozzi Education Centre, Lusaka, Zambia.
Mankessim, Central Region. PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Environmental
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Culture and Tourism Science
ASPIRATIONS: Lecturer and Businesswoman ASPIRATIONS: Environmental Consultant and
CORE VALUES: Self-Discipline, Tolerance and Hard Hydrologist
work CORE VALUE: Considerate

My dream in life is to achieve the best of education to I am passionate about the environment. It is so sad
the highest level to promote and enhance the well-being to see how much we have destroyed the environment
and welfare of the people in my community, Ghana and with plastics, production of CFCs and deforestation.
Africa as a whole. I believe that if we can save the environment, we can
save life. It starts with simple changes like reducing
I want to see women who are independent and environmental pollution in all forms. There are so many
focused towards the achievement of their goals. I am plastics, a non-degradable waste in our environment,
therefore determined to educate young ladies especially which has extended to water bodies causing adverse
those in the rural communities on the importance of effects including killing sea life. If we can reuse, recycle
education. I also dream to promote reproductive health and reduce plastic materials, we would be saving our
education among rural girls and ladies to reduce teenage environment.
pregnancy, the spread of HIV and early marriages by
serving as an example and a model to them. I am, therefore, an advocate for the
preservation of our environment and
Women are the voice of the world, behind every I support the motion “Recycle, Reuse
successful woman is a tribe of other successful women and Reduce.” If we are in harmony
and when women support each other, incredible things with the environment, we are in
happen. With knowledgeable women, the world will be harmony with ourselves.
a sweet home.

The scholars programme is an opportunity and an
enabling platform to realise this dream.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 312 As a proactive individual, I always had an undiluted
passion to solve problems and make a difference in life.
My belief in the quote “No amount of words can prevent
the Rubicon from crossing the sea” had always sailed
me through. Getting a great support from MasterCard
Foundation Scholars Programme landed me in the
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
making my dream of becoming an engineer a reality.
Although as in first year student, I am keen in taking
challenging positions and making great impacts in the
lives of people.

NAME: Asante Bright Larbi NAME: Asigre Andrew Ayeliya
SHS: Oda Senior High School, Akim Oda, Eastern SHS: St. Charles Minor Seminary, Tamale, Northern
Region Region
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Mechanical PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Agribusiness
Engineering Management
ASPIRATIONS: A mechanical Engineer, An ASPIRATION: Entrepreneur and Manager
entrepreneur and an enthusiastic leader. CORE VALUES: Integrity and Self Discipline
CORE VALUES: Integrity, Hard work and Resilience.
“Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Born and bred in Aperade, a small village in the Eastern Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy
region of Ghana, I had come into contact with all sort of truth. Try not to become a man of success but rather a
of people from different backgrounds with diverse man of value.”
opinions and ways of doing things. I had always learnt
to tolerate them, stomach their practices and seek equity Growing up as a young man, I have drawn inspiration
with clean hands. from this quote, instilling in me the values of hard work,
determination, self-discipline and above all the fear and
As a result, I learnt a lot of new things from both the respect for Yahweh.
poor and the rich such as economising, and enduring
difficult situations. I also anticipated to be a generational
thinker throughout the period of my basic school
education.

Having completed basic school in June 2014, I
continued my High school education at Oda Senior
High School, where there existed a great disparity
between the poor and the rich. As an individual from a
less endowed home, I was enthused to work very hard
to get rid of this barrier. Subsequently, I had to work as a
part-time waiter to support myself in school.

At the backdrop of every action I take is the belief that, NAME: Babuu Dalaa Baga Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 313
knowledge is power. The truth about the state of the SHS: Kanton Senior High School, Tumu, Upper West
world is the state of knowledge the world has. And Region
the quest for knowledge remains the ultimate target in PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Business
transforming the world. Administration
As an agribusiness management student, equipping ASPIRATIONS: A Chartered Accountant, an Auditor
myself with the requisite knowledge and management and a Lawyer
skills will help take agriculture and business to the CORE VALUES: Justice, Integrity, Candour,
next level. At age 10, I was taught that, at the heart of Challenges, Innovation
every successful endeavour is the passion for it. My
enthusiasm, vigour and desire towards making food I always believe in the motivational quote of Audrey
accessible to all as farmers receive commensurate Hepburn, “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says
dividend for their investment and hard work remains ‘I’m possible’!” I believe that your mind defines you. I
paramount. am ambitious and destined to identifying challenges and
solving them. Every human being can make a difference
The dream is still on, but Mastercard regardless of the background, age and race.
Foundation has the gratitude.
I understand that academic I am committed to helping motivational speakers like
transformation is not enough, but Prof. PLO Lumumba to speak on the ill-gotten wealth
our moral impact on others is very of public officers. This moved me to aspire to be an
important in shaping the society and auditor so that we can protect the public purse for the
transforming the world. To exceed poor man and woman at the village. I always see a new
limits, I must remain excellent so help Africa where the public purse is not shared among our
me God. honourable men and women in public offices.

In the long-run, my goal will be to mentor and serve as
a role model to my younger siblings at the village to get
the highest quality education so that collectively we can
take our community, “Nab-city”, to the next level.

My community project is going to be in the
educational sector. Over the years, there have been
poor performance in the B.E.C.E by my Alma Mater
so I intend to help change the status quo. The failure is
always massive especially among the girls and mostly
in the core subjects like; Mathematics, English and
Science. I see it as a responsibility to help curb the poor
performance. I intend doing that in collaboration with
my colleagues who have just completed their secondary
education.

My quote, “Nothing defines destiny
than mentality, so think critically.”

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 314 in Jirapa. From 5th September, 2016, to 26th July, 2018,
he taught in various capacities including; Mathematics
from JHS one to JHS three, and Geography from SHS
one to SHS three. He was very committed and dedicated
to his duties though the salary was not attractive.
As part of his efforts towards community building,
he was part of the team that came to the rescue of
Baazu M/A Primary and Junior High School during
the unfortunate incident that happened during the
2017/2018 academic year where the teachers laid
down their tools. He volunteered to offer his services
to the community despite being engaged at Dominion
International School as a teacher. Also, he used to
organise series of extra classes for the pupils in Baazu
M/A Junior High School during vacations at no cost.

NAME: Dindoe Peter NAME: Baa-Ire Umnipuo Bright.
SHS: Lawra Senior High School, Lawra, Upper West SHS: Ko Senior High School, Nandom-Upper West
Region Region.
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Geography and PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Culture and Tourism
Rural Development ASPIRATION: Entrepreneur and Lecturer
ASPIRATIONS: Real Estate Appraisal, Environmental CORE VALUES: Humility, Perseverance,
Management, Faculty, Lawyer, Urban planner, and GIS Hardworking, Respect and Confidence
Specialist
CORE VALUES: Integrity, Humility, Respect, I objectively stand to wipe off the tears of the innocent
Compassion, Positivity, Patriotism, Service to others, humble Ghanaians and Africans who are suffering from
Commitment, Dependability, Efficiency, and Loyalty these revolutionary political hooliganisms. It pities me
to see a nation like Mother Ghana politically segregated,
Dindoe Peter was born to Mr Dindoe and Mrs
Yelsonglaabuo on June 10, 1998. He grew up in a very
humble home in Baazu, a farming community in the
Jirapa municipality in the Upper West region of Ghana.
His parents are both peasant farmers. He is a Catholic
and was baptised and confirmed into the Catholic
community in 2010 and 2018 respectively. He has three
younger brothers, an elder brother and a sister. He likes
watching soccer games especially, when his Club, FC
Barcelona is playing.

Dindoe Peter started his primary education at Baazu
M/A primary school in 2004 and had successfully
completed his Basic Education Certificate Examination
(B.E.C.E) in 2013. He was admitted into Lawra Senior
High School to read General Arts and had successfully
completed his course in May 2016. After his completion,
he taught as a teacher at Dominion International School

directing and giving jobs to the party in power and NAME: Atuguba Ayizanga Prince Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 315
leaving the competent jobless. SHS: Sunyani Senior High School, Sunyani, Bono
I believe, through my knowledge, leadership skills, Region
research/entrepreneurial skills and determination, our PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Chemical
mother Ghana and Africa shall enjoy the beauty of unity Engineering
and equity as an umbrella providing shade. ASPIRATION: Competent Chemical Engineer
CORE VALUES: Integrity, and Humility, Transparency
NAME: Aduko Martin Lutherking
SHS: Navrongo Senior High School, Navrongo, Upper I have grown to realise that a life worth living is a life
East Region lived for others. There is always this driving force that
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Agribusiness compels me to be so much concern about the welfare of
Management others. When I completed basic school, I was enrolled
ASPIRATIONS: I aspire to be influential and to bring into Sunyani Senior High which bore the same motto
big smiles unto little faces; to restore the hope of the as mine; it goes like “Live not for myself, but my nation
hopeless, to be a great leader who will be remembered also.” I was motivated by this motto of my Alma mater,
for my spirit of servitude. so I studied very hard. I completed SHS successfully
CORE VALUES: I believe in God and I am dedicated with excellent grades.
to worshiping him, I believe in service to humanity,
changing the lives of others and restoring smiles; I am After SHS my next headache was how to get money to
adventurous. further my education because I could not even afford
I am a young growing leader who is passionate about my SHS fees; how much more tertiary fees. Fortunately,
serving humanity. I have served in many leadership a good Samaritan gave a form of the Mastercard
positions both in the society and academia. Foundation Scholars Programme to me to fill it. I
The zeal to serve society and be a mouthpiece for people filled the form, I was called for an interview and I got
without voice in the society thrives me and the passion the scholarship, hurray! Thanks be to God and the
to help and restore their smiles serves as a duty bound Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme, I am now
on me to exercise. pursuing BSc. Chemical Engineering. I want to use the
knowledge and skills that I will acquire in chemical
engineering to build factories that will process cocoa,
cashew and food crops into finished goods and also
manufacture chemicals to help our agriculture sector.
I think these will provide jobs for many people in the
country and my thirst for the wellbeing of humanity will
be assuaged.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 316 NAME: Liwur Biliyitorb Stephen
SHS: Kwame Danso Senior High Technical School,
NAME: Dzorkpata Evans Kwame Danso, Bono East Region.
SHS: Dabala Secondary Tech. School, Dabala; Volta PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Human Settlement
Region. Planning.
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: B.Sc. Business ASPIRATIONS: Strategic Planning consultant and
Administration (Logistics and Supply Chain Professor
Management) CORE VALUES: Love, Honest, Wholeness, Just and
ASPIRATIONS: An Entrepreneur and a Motivational God fearing.
Speaker
CORE VALUES: Discipline, Integrity and Love I ebulliently greet you the MasterCard Foundation for
venting luminance into my life!
I am a young man from Agorta in the Volta region,
who believes that everything that one can dream of I find not much excitement in my achievements, but I
is possible, no matter how big the dream is or the am of a mammoth joy when I see many people holding
discouraging situation in which the dreamer is at the onto environmental uprightness as their lives.
time of the dream. The only thing that one has to do is
to be prepared to chance on opportunities that come in I, thus, present to you a minded project, entitled: “The
relation to his or her dream. Environment, Our Life”, which is focused on creating
safety, convenience, congenial and healthy living
I am from a less privileged home but I did not allow environ.
that to prevent me from dreaming big. I had the dream
of becoming an entrepreneur and a politician who will It is high time we paid attention to our surroundings
take societal transforming initiatives that will make the and place of existence, but the reality is that, we need
society a better place to live. the environment to live. I therefore zest it a delight to
help solve the sanitary and environmental problems
What motivates me is to see others smile because of me. in my community, which over the past years have led
This is because I believe that for one to call himself a to cholera outbreak. Many strategic plans are to be
fulfilled person, it is determined by the number of faces undertaken on this project, for human beings _in all
one has put smiles on. respect_ are complex and dynamic. As long as we are all
humans, we can manage ourselves. I am zealous in God
Almighty to succeed in this project. Evoking reality to
the youth especially ladies is also a project in mind.

work together to exhibit their God-given talents. I want Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 317
to make my people know that achieving academic
goals is not the only way to success but being successful
depends on the individual. I want to make vocational
skills the core to success in my community. I will
like to train people who will not only have academic
knowledge and cannot apply but people who can exhibit
and apply their God–given talents.
And I know that as I continue to be a scholar,
MasterCard Foundation will continue to introduce me
to more leadership programmes that will empower me
to achieve my goals.

NAME: Kolog Rebecca Bayelima NAME: Nyarko Matilda
SHS: Bolgatanga Senior High School, Bolgatanga, SHS: Donkorkrom Agricultural Senior High School,
Upper East Region Donkorkrom, Eastern Region
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Physiotherapy and PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Political Studies
Sports Science ASPIRATION: A Globally Recognised Journalist
ASPIRATION: Doctor of Physiotherapy CORE VALUES: Discipline and Integrity
CORE VALUES: Determination, Integrity and
Perseverance I envision a community where the youth are conscious
Being a member of the MasterCard Foundation of their abilities, capabilities and are inclined to explore,
scholarship programme has been the greatest achieve and impact into the lives of others within and
opportunity in my life. The saying “there is light at the outside the country. I am driven by the passion to
end of the tunnel” has now been understood. Despite impact by admonishing and advocating for an equitable
all my challenges, I am now a scholar. I am very much distribution of scarce resources in my community, in
grateful to God and to MasterCard Foundation. Ghana and Africa. I seek to be a servant to the helpless
and the mouthpiece of the voiceless.
It saddens my heart to see people in pain, to see people
with potentials restricted because of their pain, or
impairment. This is the reason why I aspire to become
a physiotherapist because physiotherapy deals with
identifying and maximizing the quality of life and
movement potential within the spheres of promotion,
prevention, treatment/ intervention and rehabilitation.
Becoming a physiotherapist, I will be able to help them
out.
Also, my exposure to leadership programmes like the
International Leadership Foundation has equipped me
with leadership skills which gives me the zeal to do more
than enough for my community.

I envision a community where all the youth, especially
those without the interest in achieving academic goals,

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 318 Saturday, we taught the JHS 3 pupils how to make
key-holders, tablecloth, bracelet, chains and bags using
beads.

These art works can provide them
with personal income, liberate the
government of high dependency rate
and improve our socio-economic
growth.

NAME: Henordzi Esinam Naomi NAME: Naomi Peprah
SHS: Achiase Senior High School, Akim
SHS: Three-Town Senior High School, Denu, Volta Achiase-Eastern Region
Region PROGRAM OF STUDY: BA. History
ASPIRATION: Historian
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Midwifery CORE VALUES: Humility, Hardworking and
Perseverance
ASPIRATION: It is my wish to become a leader of
change in my field as a midwife to made patients feel at It is my aspiration to become a historian after my
home when in the hospital postgraduate studies to contribute to the development
of human society. I want to be part of the historical
CORE VALUES: Hardworking, Perseverance and society in other to use historical method to analyse
Humility. contemporary issues from the historical perspective.
Historians of previous centuries contributed to human
I was born on 11th of April 1997 at Aflao District society in aspects like economics, social, politics and
Hospital in the Volta Region of Ghana. I am the second other fields using historical methods to analyse issues in
born of five children of my parents. My parents are Mr. this regard. As a historian I will use human past event
Henordzi Adakpahu and Madam Henordzi Datorxoe. to analyse contemporary issues and to ensure a better
My father, Henordzi Adakpahu died fourteen years ago society for future generation.
leaving us (four girls and a boy) with our mother who
works as a farmer.

I obtained my BECE certificate at Aflao Border Junior
High School; my WASSCE certificate at Three Town
Secondary School and now, I am proud student of
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
hoping to receive my first-degree certificate as a legal
midwife.

I believe that for a brighter future, one must be
independent. The citizens, especially the young
adolescents, which will one day be the future leaders
must be helped to independently survive on their
own. With respect to this, I and eight (8) other friends
embarked on a project aimed at reducing poverty at
Ayeduase. We asked permission from the Headmaster
of Ayeduase Roman Catholic School and on one faithful

NAME: Kasimpu Chieka Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 319

SHS: Tumu Senior High Technical School, Tumu, NAME: Ntim Augustina
Upper West Region SHS: SDA Senior High School, Bekwai, Ashanti
Region
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Administration PROGRAM OF STUDY: BA. Economics
Business (Marketing/ International Business) ASPIRATIONS: I am passionate about youth
employment and I hope to provide employment in my
ASPIRATIONS: I aspire to be a successful investor and community
a business magnate in Africa. I aspire to champion the CORE VALUES: Integrity, perseverance, love, justice,
empowerment of women and the advocacy for female sincerity, responsibility, commitment
education, and to be regarded as one of the world’s
most philanthropic persons. I am a first year Economics student at Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science Technology, Ghana.
CORE VALUES: Respect for all persons, Humility, I have developed excellent analytical and leadership
Honesty, Integrity, Truthfulness skills through lectures and seminars such as; Success
Africa, International Leadership Foundation, as well as
I was born in November 1998 to Mr. Kasimpu Sumani developed my communication skills.
and Mrs. Ajara Sumani in Challu, a community where
farming is the main occupation, in the Upper West My determination and dedication are highlighted by my
region. I was raised Challu where I began my basic achievement as a MasterCard scholar at KNUST.
education in September, 2006.
I am now looking forward
I completed my basic education in June 2014 and to developing and using my
proceeded to Tumu Senior High Technical School in entrepreneurial skills in my
October that very year. In Senior High School, I pursued community to provide employment
Business and completed with flying colours in May for the people especially the youth.
2017. I held a number of leadership positions including:
the vice president for Business department, financial
secretary for my house (EGALA), and other positions.

I love sports and entertainment; reading is my greatest
hobby which I do not play with at all.

I also took some awards as follows; the outstanding
student awards termly at my SHS and the excellent
student award from Beige bank comprising a citation
and GH¢ 2000.00.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 320 a more salient people from that
inconspicuous society they find
themselves.

NAME: Priscilla Acquah Asimah NAME: Sarpong Priscilla
SHS: Adiembra Senior High School, Sekondi, Western SHS: Bonwire Senior High Technical School, Bonwire,
Region Ashanti Region
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Real Estate PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Forest Resources
ASPIRATION: Real Estate Manageress Technology
CORE VALUES: Integrity, Humility, Faithfulness and ASPIRATIONS: To be an Asset not a Liability
Honesty CORE VALUES: Trustworthy, Persistence, Efficiency
and Principled
With the assistance given to me by the Mastercard
Foundation Scholars Program at Kwame Nkrumah I am a very passionate young lady who hails from
University of Science and Technology (KNUST), I have Bonwire in the Ashanti Region. I am of the belief that
had the opportunity to read Bachelor of Science Real with God all things are possible. Although sometimes
Estate currently at KNUST in Kumasi, Ghana. life seems not to be fair, it is very interesting and with
Academically, I want to attain a PhD to empower me determination and hard work, we can come out of it
more to achieve my future goals. I have noticed in this alive.
21st century that everyone is concerned with living a
luxurious and ostentatious life and being a white color I aspire to be a, policy advocate and an environmental
job employee. But has anyone thought of the disabled, sustainability expert. I take advantage of opportunities
poor and widow? around, leverage on them and capitalize on my
potentials to bring the best out of it in order to
Personally, it has been at the apotheosis of my heart to contribute to my personal, career and professional
help this people in my community, Ghana, West Africa, development.
Africa and the world at large. I have realized that these
people have the potentials hidden in them, so therefore, I also believe that to bring the best out of life, it is ideal
I will be very proud and happy to help them bring it to be yourself, therefore, learn to be you.
out. As an individual, I would like to put myself in their
shoes to make them feel a sense of belonging in our
society today.

I believe, know and trust these
people and wish to turn them into

NAME: Obed Ansah NAME: Samuel Baidoo Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 321
SHS: St. Mary’s Boys’ Senior High School, SHS: Komenda Senior High Technical School,
Takoradi-Apowa, Western Region Komenda, Central Region
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Computer PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Economics
Engineering ASPIRATIONS: Economist and Entrepreneur
ASPIRATIONS: Software Engineer, Database Analyst CORE VALUES: Respect, Peace and Insight
and Data Security
CORE VALUES: Hard work, Determination, On the eve of a ‘bleak day’, the obstetrician’s effort gave a
Discipline, Goal Oriented, Integrity and Humble sigh of relieve to a mother to welcome into the world the
person I am today.
I am a grounded and solution-oriented person, a
computer software engineer and a database analyst with I am self-motivated and iconoclastic person having the
wide variety of professional experiences. I am good at urge for details with a constructive approach to solving
motivating myself and others; I am passionate about problems. I am the second born among seven children.
data security and educating the next generation on the
technology and innovators. I am someone who respects all persons regardless of
age and race without prejudicing against them. I am
I am an expert computer engineer with diverse a person who has the improvement of lives and the
work experiences, including programming, software welfare of the people in my community and my nation
development, and consulting. Extensive knowledge at heart. I am very passionate to cause a productive
of software development cycle as well as proficiency impact in my own life and the lives of others. With
in several programming languages. I am dedicated my eyes fixed on Christ as the author and finisher
to meeting customer requirements with innovative of my aspirations, I have set my heart on helping to
solutions that maximize efficiency and exceed capability build a community that is educationally relevant and
targets. Also, it is my major dream to innovate economically responsive.
automatic attendance check for prestigious institution
and rechargeable battery card to the world as a whole. I believe that failure and success are like the tail and
the head of the same coin; we are born unto the edge of
this coin. Your perceptions, words, beliefs and actions
determine on which of the sides you will land. That is
why l see myself as coming from the middle of nowhere,
sponsored by MasterCard to become a gift for my
family, my community and my nation.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 322 possible. Persevere, be persistent and be determined in
whatever you intend doing. In all, have faith and trust in
God; for with Him, everything is possible. With positive
mental attitude, we can exceed limits and transform.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my
auntie, Susana Adjo; to Mr. Livingstone Ennin and
the entire family, also to the headmaster and to all the
teachers of Akontombra Senior High School. I say,
may God richly bless you all for your support, words of
encouragement, motivations and prayers.

NAME: Oppong Bismark NAME: Narh-Afloe Immanuel Kwesi
SHS: Akontombra Senior High School, Sefwi SHS: Ada Senior High School, Ada, Greater Accra
Akontombra, Western North Region Region
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Quantity Surveying PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BFA. Painting and
and Construction Economics Sculpture
ASPIRATIONS: A Counsellor, Quantity Surveyor,
Transformational leader and a Motivator. ASPIRATIONS: Educationist, Social Activist and
CORE VALUES: Determination, Perseverance, Entrepreneur
Integrity and God fearing.
CORE VALUES: Integrity, Selflessness, Tolerance, and
Ever since I started school as a child, I grew up to realise Love
my abilities, I have always thought of subjecting and
availing myself for my community, and its development. Immanuel is the last born from a family of two males
I have the passion of being a transformational leader, a and two females. I was born and nurtured at Pute-Ada,
motivator and a role model to most of the youth within in Greater Accra region of Ghana where I had my basic
and beyond my community. Sometime down the lane, education. I lost my Dad and Mom in the years 2007
my unflinching desire nearly truncated due to my and 2012 respectively but I was able to look after myself
family’s financial constraints. when I got admission in February 2015 at Ada Senior
High School. Life has not been easy through SHS, but
The God Almighty in His own glorious ways sailed thanks be to God, I completed successfully. Currently, I
me through that predicament. With the help of the
MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme at
KNUST, I gained admission to the university. The glory
is the LORD’s. I strongly believe that, by sticking to my
core values, and the knowledge and skills I acquire, I
will be able to support and have a positive impact on
my community, the nation and the world. I will always
thank God for such a great opportunity.

I always say that, “Determination is a mind-set but not
the appearance” we must have confidence that change is

am the first person among the four of us to come to the NAME: Pomaah Philipa Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 323
university, thanks to MasterCard Foundation Scholars SHS: Sunyani Senior High School, Sunyani, Bono
programme at KNUST. Region
I have lived in a fishing community where fish is very PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Chemical
scarce due to the attitude of the people not saving; a Engineering
community where poor telephone network has been the ASPIRATIONS: CEO of a Pharmaceutical Industry
cause of some broken marriages, loss of jobs and many and a Counsellor
more. In my community, fishing has been prioritised CORE VALUES: Sincerity, Discipline, Integrity and
over education, no public KVIPs, water only flow Caring
through the taps during rainy season. From all these
experiences, I have taken the mantle to lead the change I am a determined and God-fearing lady who is
we have all been hoping for but could not get. I envision motivated to do what seems impossible for others. I
a community where the majority are well educated am honest, humble, disciplined and loyal. Above all
and have interest in the developmental affairs of the believe that no matter who you are whether rich or poor
community. My role models are Jack Ma of Alibaba.com with determination and perseverance you can break
from China and Anas Aremeyaw Anas from Ghana. I mountains and chains.
believe in learning a new thing every day, and at long
last, I want to make my family and community my I am the fourth born of a family of six siblings. I hail
proud. from Nkrankwanta in the Brong Ahafo region. I come
from a humble home and has a very humble beginning.
I was born into a family where the highest level of
education one has attain is SHS. Due to this generational
bound, I said to myself that I will not be part, whatever
be the case, I will not end my education after Senior
High School. And with the grace of God, determination,
perseverance and the Mastercard Foundation, I am
who I am today and in a tertiary institution. I have an
ultimate goal of making positive impact in the lives
of people in my community, nation and the world at
large. I am very passionate about helping people who
are facing similar problem as myself and help to bring
out the best qualities in them. I have always vowed that
with God being my helper I will be a proprietor of an
orphanage home and CEO of a pharmaceutical industry
to help wipe away the tears of young ones whose dreams
have been shut due to financial challenges.

I believe in service to humanity no
matter our background. I also believe
that determination, diligence and
discipline determines destiny.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 324 NAME: Samuel Sosu
SHS: Three-Town Senior High School, Denu, Volta
Region NAME: Sampson Buabeng
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. French SHS: Assin Manso Senior High School, Assin Manso,
ASPIRATIONS: Actor and Book Publisher Central Region
CORE VALUES: Diligence, Respect and Discipline PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Logistics and Supply
Chain Management/ BIT
I am positive-minded person with the belief that ASPIRATIONS: Lecturer, Counsellor and A Pastor
whatever I believe may work for me; it is just about my CORE VALUES: God fearing, Humility, Hardworking
belief and mind-set. The extent to which I succeed in life and Integrity
is tied to my belief and mind-set, “for as a man thinks,
so is he.” More so, faithful and diligent in every little I am delighted to have this opportunity as a MasterCard
thing, I believe I will be more faithful and diligent when Foundation Scholar.
entrusted with bigger ones (Luke 16:10).
Opening my eyes and extending my knowledge is
It is my greatest desire to see a change in the lives of the the passion I have to serve people and help to solve
youth, especially, character-wise, because the foundation community problems. When I see people suffering, I
for a meaningful life is virtue. I have decided to focus feel the sense of having the power to provide solution to
on the young ones in my community. I will embark their needs accordingly to put smiles to their faces.
on educating them to develop virtue such as humility,
respect, honesty and others early in life. This, I strongly I pray to impact in the field of religion,
believe, will go a long way to curb certain vices which education, social and economics, not
are rampant in the community. only in my community, but Ghana,
Africa and the world at large.
Furthermore, sanitation is near to my heart for
cleanliness is next to godliness. So, it is my dream I wish to see all humans happy. I can
to instil the sense of cleanliness in the community with God on my side.
folks through education, and through that, make the
community one of the cleanest among many.

NAME: William John Wilson Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 325

SHS: Sekondi College, Sekondi, Western Region NAME: Seth Amanfo
SHS: Swedru Senior High School, Akim Swedru,
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Business Eastern Region
Administration (Logistics and Supply Chain PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Medical Laboratory
Management) Technology
ASPIRATION: To become a Biomedical Engineer
ASPIRATION: An Entrepreneur CORE VALUES: Integrity, Perseverance, And
Competency
CORE VALUES: Respectful, Kind, honesty and Love
for mankind I started my basic education at Achiase A.M.E
Zion school and completed at Achiase L/A JHS at
As social activist and a person who has passion for Akim-Achiase. Having successfully completed my J.H.S
humanity, I have outlined some problems in my education, I got the opportunity to pursue my SHS
community of which I am helping to solve. Issues of education at Akim- Swedru Senior High School where I
teenage pregnancy, unemployment and poor education studied General Science.
and illiteracy have been a major problems facing my
community, Gomoa Adaa, in the Central Region of By the grace of almighty God, all my academic efforts
Ghana. have not been in vain. I got the opportunity from
MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Programme to
Concerning education which is seen to be the major read B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology at Kwame
problem, I am providing scholarship for JHS and Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Primary students who find it is difficult to cater for
themselves. The scholarship will include; stationery, All the way in my life, my aspirations keep on changing
examination fees and other basic needs that are urgent because my interest keeps changing. There are a few
to their education. This will help reduce the number lifetime and long goals in my life which is to enhance
of students who drop out of school due to financial all my various possibilities, capabilities and unfold my
difficulties. hidden talents to help transform and make positive
impart into the life others and my community as well.
With teenage pregnancy and unemployment which I
have taken to be a long term project, I will partner with
the chiefs, health assistants and other stakeholders to
educate the youth on how to prevent teenage pregnancy
and also provide training to the teenage mothers in a
trade like dress making, hairdressing and other petty
trade.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 326 NAME: Ohene Siaw Philip
SHS: Akim Swedru Senior High School, Eastern
NAME: Tettey Merlina Akweley Region
SHS: Asesewa Senior High, Asesewa, Eastern Region PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Economics
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Geography and rural ASPIRATION: Chartered Economist
development CORE VALUES: Hardworking, Diligence and Integrity
ASPIRATIONS: To be a women’s rights ambassador
CORE VALUES: Humility, perseverance and honesty It has been my earnest desire to be an upright person
with integrity. I have come to believe that heaven is my
I am from Aworworso, a community where girl-child home and I am just travelling through this world. As
education is a last option and family making a priority. such, I have always been circumspect, morally alert and
Growing up, I have always dreamt of the day one constantly abhorring that which will hinder me from
woman would come out to make a difference. But then, attaining God’s eternal promise to man.
I realised that if anyone should stand up for these girls, it
should be me. I had both my basic and secondary school education
in the South-Birim district, Eastern region of Ghana.
I have always believed in women and what they are I stayed home for a year after my SHS education. By
capable of doing. With all thanks to MasterCard, I can the overwhelming, never-ending and reckless love of
fulfil my dreams of enabling women to realise their full God, I am favoured with the opportunity of being a
potentials. I want to help the girls in my community scholar on the prestigious MasterCard Foundation
create source of income for themselves while schooling. Scholars Programme at KNUST. As a beneficiary of the
MasterCard Scholars Programme,
I see a new Africa, where even the most rural areas will
see the value and worth of women and not see them as I have come to understand the need to passionately
housekeepers, where people will realise that the caring give back to the community. One of the purposes of
heart and strong hands which is used to manage a home, studying Economics is to manage scarce resources
can also govern a nation. to achieve the maximum satisfaction. Having this in
mind, I am working hard with all diligence to acquire
I am hopeful that with the help of the knowledge needed so that I can help my agrarian
God and perseverance, this new community in this perspective.
Africa will to pass.
I am optimistic that with the help of God and living
strongly by my core values, I will be endowed enough
to spearhead the transformation of my community and
gradually that of Africa.

a better tomorrow; where leaders are servant of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 327
people. A new Africa where the produce of the land is
feeding its people and her children are no longer slaves
in a foreign land. A new Africa where the children
who had been addicted to drugs and abandoned to
hopelessness are seen in the classrooms pursuing
education with enviable career and service ambitions.
I envision a world where the underprivileged child in
the family or community can also have access to quality
education, healthcare and justice.

Thanks to Mastercard Foundation
and ILF, I am now poised for action
with the desire of giving back to my
community.

NAME: Gbezah William
SHS: Agotime Senior High School, Agotime Kpetoe,
Volta Region
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Business
Administration (Marketing & International Business)
ASPIRATIONS: Marketing Analyst, Entrepreneur and
an Evangelist
CORE VALUES: Honesty, Integrity, Spirituality,
Morality and Love for humanity

“For everything, absolutely everything, above and below,
visible and invisible, everything got started in Him and
finds its purpose in Him.” (Colossians 1:16)

I thank the sovereign God for His purpose in my life.
Long before I became a MasterCard Scholar, the journey
of life was not easy. It got to a point where I felt like the
four pillars of the world was about to collapse on me, but
I never gave up because I know my Redeemer lives.

Becoming a figure of hope and a role model in my
community has always been my personal goal. It is my
earnest desire to provide a sustainable and pragmatic
interventions to solve the diverse challenges confronting
my community.

I believe that nothing is more fulfilling and
splendiferously joyous in life than seeing smiles on the
faces of people around you. I envision a new world
where the eyes of children are filled with hope for

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 328 NAME: Tengan Anatakang Cornilius
SHS: Lasia-Tuolu Senior High School, Lassia, Upper
NAME: Adjei Olivia West Region
SHS: Archbishop Porter Girls Secondary School, PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BA. Economics
Takoradi, Western Region. ASPIRATION: Legal Practitioner
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Midwifery CORE VALUES: Justice and Fairness, Equality and
ASPIRATIONS: Obstetrician, counsellor and Respect
Philanthropist Born into the Tengan’s family as the first son of Mr.
CORE VALUES: Caring, humility, discipline. Tengan Sabastian and Mrs. Tengan Mary Magdalene. I
am 21 years old and the first son to my father. Growing
Every condition of life, I believe presents an opportunity up in my community I have seen everything wrong with
to learn from and be better off. Living in a fishing the society and I have always wanted a change. Teenage
community taught me to be humble, respectful, pregnancies, drugs abuse, early marriages, corruption
sensitive to and appreciative of the least support I am among others were common. My desire for change
given. Living in an estate, on the contrary taught me made me an outcast because I did things which others
to be independent, discipline, and self-actualized. The were not able to and did not do what almost everybody
interplay of these ethics molded my character. was doing.
I have always desired to change my community and
Growing up, I have come to the realization that, an make it a better place but never got the chance because
enviable tribute extends beyond my ethical lifestyle and a child words were as useless as anything they thought.
the successes I chalk, rather my being significant. Growing up in a community were most people did not
cherish education but to me education from the first
It is by virtue of this that I perceive day of my life have always been my top most priority.
the Mastercard scholarship not only I therefore promised myself to reach the top of my
as an avenue to achieve academic education leader so that I can make my community a
excellence but to help others embark better place than it is now.
on a journey to find and live their Some of my hobbies are: Singing, reading and writing,
passion. dancing, soccer games among others. I am also very shy
and I don’t like mingling with strangers especially when
we meet for the first time.

2016). However, only about 40% of the waste generated Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 329
is formally collected and disposed off (NEMA 2016).
NAME: Opolot Anthony This means that approximately 560 tons of organic waste
are available for recycling in various forms.
SHS: Naalya Secondary School Namugongo Campus, Impact of the Project
Kampala, Uganda Being a former leader and an active member of the
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Civil Engineering Mastercard Foundation Alumni at BRAC Uganda
ASPIRATIONS: To come up with efficient civil association, I spear headed a community project in
engineering solutions to the problems facing Africa. August, 2019, aimed at training people in Eastern
I want to be a civil engineer and specialize in Uganda how to make organic briquettes from
Environmental and Structural Engineering. I hope combustible wastes such as used paper. The briquettes
improve Infrastructure, Waste and Water Resource making involved molding of crushed combustible wastes
Management in Uganda through creative design of with clay and water. I and my team of alumni organized
proper civil engineering solutions to the problems community members into groups basing on localities
facing my society. from where we conducted our training in different days.
I and my team trained about 234 members in all the sub
CORE VALUES: Accountability, Transparency and regions. Each member present made least 25 briquettes
Innovation. and thus, about 6000 briquettes were made in total.
These were used as samples for cooking.
Background of the Project During the implementation of the project, multiple
limitations set in such as language barrier to some of
The rapid population growth in Uganda over the past the alumni, and uneasy mobilization of community
years has placed severe pressure on Uganda’s natural members since it was a farming season.
assets. There is increased cutting down of trees for wood To solve these challenges, we picked local representatives
fuel leading to increased desertification. The increased in each group to act as translators and mobilisers. The
desertification in Eastern Uganda made me find it a training activities were conducted in the afternoons to
field of concern to sensitize communities in this region enable farmers attend after their early morning farming
to get involved in activities like afforestation to improve activities.
vegetation cover as a sustainable multiplier. Along These organic briquettes offered alternative low cost to
with the crisis of availability of low-cost domestic fuel, domestic fuel and provided employment opportunities
developing countries especially Uganda face another to the youth. It also did conserve the environment by
challenge of waste management. Seventy percent of the saving trees that would have been cut down for wood
more than 2000 tons of solid waste generated daily are fuel and conserved the environment by waste recycling.
dwelled in towns in Uganda is organic in nature (NEMA
From my experience, I learnt that
working together as a team is key
while handling community projects.
I also learnt that discipline and
perseverance are a necessity to
overcome difficult tasks.

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 330

NAME: Msigwa Isdora Bonaventure Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 331
SHS: Barbro Johansson Model Girls’ School, Dar es
salaam, Tanzania I trust that this
PROGRAMME OF STUDY: BSc. Biomedical is the beautiful
Engineering beginning towards
sharing the hope I
ASPIRATION: Engineering a healthy society have with Tanzania
and Africa at large.
CORE VALUES: Dependability, Compassion and

Commitment

I grew up in a modest family in the outskirts of Dar
es salaam. At the age of 12, I witnessed the sadden
effects of poor health services in hospitals. I lost my
beloved niece and after some time, a brother and other
family members due to lack of efficient equipment for
immediate healthcare at the hospitals. These and many
other occasions made me realise how important this
field is to our lives and those of others too.

I became very passionate about medical and technical
courses that mainly aim at maintaining and supporting
good health and healthcare services in our communities.
I found Biomedical Engineering a best suit for me
because of its relevant to major issues facing the society
today, it is an exciting and rapidly moving subject.
Having this opportunity, I aspire to be involved in the
advancement of medical research to ensure better health
standards in our communities. I believe that, the first
step towards success is taken when you refuse to be a
captive of the environment you are in and I am positive
this course will challenge, reward and greatly inspire
me as a leader and a professional engineer towards
achieving and maintaining a sustainable and healthy
society I have always hoped for.

ASU-KNUST

3+1+1 IADP

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 332

Mastercard Foundation Scholars at ASU, but has also added on to the visibility of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 333
Program at ASU, in partnership MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme among
with Mastercard Foundation KNUST students in general and Engineering and
Scholars Program at KNUST Business in particular. In addition, programs such
as Biomedical Engineering and Human Resource
Mastercard Foundation Program at Arizona State Management have become more attractive to some of
University (ASU) in USA, in partnership with the continuing students at KNUST and the Ghanaian
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Kwame public.
Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology The ASU KNUST 3+1+1 International Accelerated
(KNUST) in Ghana, jointly rolled out the ASU-KNUST Master’s Degree Program (IADP) has helped increase
3+1+1 International Accelerated Master’s Degree the international visibility of both ASU and KNUST
Program (IADP). The partnership which began in The partnership has also made some engineering and
August 2016 has grown to recruit and train 4 cohorts business programs become more competitive and
of students pursuing their undergraduate studies popular in Ghana and elsewhere internationally.
in Engineering (BSc. Biomedical Engineering, BSc. It has added on to the visibility of the MasterCard
Mechanical Engineering, BSc. Materials Engineering, Foundation Scholars Programme
BSc. Civil Engineering,) and in Business Administration It has help portray KNUST as a leading Ghanaian
(BSc. Logistics and Supply Chain Management, university for Engineering and Business Administration
BSc. Business Information Technology, BSc. Human Programs (STEM).
Resource Management, BSc. Finance). Under the It has helped increase the number of international
program, the students study at KNUST for three years students from the African Continent to ASU and
and complete their final year at Arizona State University, KNUST.
ASU, (+1) with excellent grades, and receive their Also as part of the partnership,, Faculty and Staff from
undergraduate degrees from KNUST, and subsequently ASU and KNST have visited each other’s campus to
proceed to undertake an International Accelerated participate in a series of seminars on the Strengthening
Master’s Degree Program (+1) in the same programs. Institutional Linkages, SIL, Initiative. The Faculty
Upon graduation, they are expected to contribute to Development Seminar (FDS) at ASU and the Faculty
societal change and transformation in Africa. Development Symposium (FDS) at KNUST to establish
In 2019, the fourth and the last group of third year academic quality and enhance their local impact in
students (Cohort 4), pursuing their undergraduate terms of:
studies in four engineering programs (Biomedical, Extending teaching and learning opportunity through
Mechanical, Materials Engineering and Civil) and the exposure of the Faculty and Staff of the two
four business programs (Logistics and Supply Chain institutions to innovative and pedagogical programmes.
Management, Business Information Technology, Engaging in joint proposal development and
Finance and Human Resource Management) have implementation (Logistics and Supply Chain
been selected. These students, who studied at KNUST Management at KNUST, Supply Chain Management
for the three years, will take courses in their four year and International Development, Office of Knowledge
and remain in ASU to complete their International Enterprise Development at ASU),
Accelerated Master’s Degree Program. Enhancing academic quality through the involvement
The ASU KNUST 3+1+1 International Accelerated of ASU faculty in PhD Thesis Defence as external
Master’s Degree Program (IADP) has not only allowed examinations.
third year engineering and business students to earn
undergraduate degrees at KNUST and master’s degree

Phase: II,
Cohort: 6

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 334

NAME: Samuel Togodui Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 335
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Queen Esther Nyemekye MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS Global
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana Logistics
MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
Inspired by the famous quote of Robert Ingersoll, “We
Growing up as a child in Ghana, Queen always came rise by lifting others”, Samuel is an individual who
up with ideas to solve problems around her. As a child, channels his energy to help people. He believes service
she did tasks involving machines with joy, fun, and to mankind is the greatest gift one can give. Through
confidence, knowing that she would be able to say, “I this, he has volunteered in numerous ways such as:
fixed it!”. In an internship in Ghana, she collaborated educating peers and preparing medicines and office
with other engineers in troubleshooting, maintenance equipment for shipment to hospitals in developing
and servicing of medical equipment. Her core values countries. His future goals are founded on his core
are excellence and integrity, with one of her natural principles and he is focused on becoming a social
skills being idea-development. She has a passion to entrepreneur, mentor, and advocate for youth.While
solve problems around her through new and innovative pursuing his undergraduate, Samuel interned as a Data
technology. From this passion, she aspires to be a Analyst where he excelled due to his analytical and
biomedical engineer with the ability to develop the problem-solving skills. He aspires to become a Supply
designing and manufacturing industries of biomedical Chain Analyst and is currently learning statistical tools
engineering in Ghana and Africa. that complement his degree in Logistics and Supply
Chain Management.
“One of the ways I plan to make impact is by being a
part of change in the medical sector where patients can “Being a Mastercard Foundation Scholar means being
afford healthcare even if it involves complex medical a beneficiary of resources that nurtures and helps the
devices. This is because biomedical engineers would be scholar to grow in order to make a larger impact in the
able to design them to be less costly.” lives of others and the environment.”

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 336 NAME: Nurulhaq Hasan
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Samuel Gyan MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS Global
Logistics Nurulhaq Hasan has always cherished the constant
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 aspiration of becoming a renowned mechanical
engineer who tackles perplexing problems with great
Samuel Atta Gyan is goal-oriented person who aspires acumen. He considers it imperative to plunge himself
to champion the course of transformational change in into the impeccable research environment of the Ira A.
his community. With his experience in academic work, Fulton Schools of Engineering to nurture his academic
he hopes to raise the next generation of intellectuals by talents relating to Heat Transfer Processes in complex
impacting the education sector through mentorship, geometries. He joined the 3D Energy Device Laboratory
training and sponsorship. He looks forward to becoming and is actively pursuing research into bio-inspired
a great entrepreneur and a lecturer in the years to come surfaces for improving hydrophobicity which can be
and therefore seeks opportunities for learning and applied to the design of Micro-channel heat exchangers
development. “When you focus on your focus (goal) to optimize heat transfer. Hasan held the position as
until your focus focuses on you, success is inevitable”. (S. an Academic Committee member in NSBE (National
A. Gyan, 2018) Society of Black Engineers) and MESA (Mechanical
Engineering Students Association) and was actively
“As I have been supported to acquire quality education, engaged in organizing tutorials for his contemporaries at
it becomes of me to also support other people, in any the College of Engineering in Ghana. He has a proclivity
meaningful way that I can, to help them reach certain for teaching, and having been selected as a Mastercard
levels in life.” Foundation Scholar catapulted this passion for teaching
to its pinnacle, and he is therefore focused on becoming
a professor of mechanical engineering.

“Being a Mastercard Foundation Scholar
means demonstrating global engagement, social
transformation, and sustainability coupled with a
commitment to giving back and making a difference in
the lives of others.”

NAME: Nana Kwame Okwae Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 337
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Nadia Boamah MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS Global
Logistics Nana Kwame considers himself firstly as a man of faith,
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 a hard worker and a people person. He has served as
a project Committee head for two student bodies the
Nadia Boamah aspires to be the best in any challenging National Society of Black Engineers-Ghana Chapter and
position she finds herself. She is passionate about social Mechanical Engineering Student Association. In 2015,
justice and aims to work towards sustainability and he and a friend started an initiative called Basketball
collaborating with citizens with a shared value and Clinic Ghana: Basketball 4Change, with the aim of
responsibility for improving and supporting community providing life skills learning opportunities for youth,
resources. In understanding the importance of through sports. The initiative still runs to this day with
sustainability, she has encouraged the idea of recycling continued impact to youth in his community.
waste in various ways in her home country of Ghana,
with the intention of instilling the discipline of recycling In the near future, Nana Kwame aspires to become a
in the next generation. Purpose driven and optimistic, manufacturing engineer and founder of a multinational
she intends to consciously cause immense changes in conglomerate like General Electric, producing products
her society and encouraging the same desire into others. and systems that meet the needs of the African people
She aspires to be an expert supply chain and to double and the world at large. Nana Kwame is passionate about
up as an industrialist. science, technology and art, and hopes to redesign the
Ghanaian educational system by developing the interest
“I envision a world where today’s generation is conscious of students in the Junior High and Senior High School
about their actions on the next where resources come in STEAM, so they can remain relevant in the Fourth
into play; being sustainable in all things.” Industrial Revolution.

“A changemaker is one who uses whatever he/she has,
irrespective of how limited his/her resources are, to solve
problems facing him/her or the community in which he/
she lives in.”

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 338 NAME: Kadiatou Keita
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: The Gambia
NAME: Mohammed Alhassan MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS Global
Logistics Kadiatou’s ultimate career goal is to be a
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 world-renowned expert in the field of energy with a
prime focus on renewable energy systems and their
Mohammed is a first-generation student pursuing implementation as regards to cost, in countries in the
his bachelor’s degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Global South and especially The Gambia. She aided
Management. As a selfless leader and lifelong learner, in enacting policies that were geared at increasing
Mohammed has experience working in the banking women participation and excellence in the STEM fields
and the education sectors from his 2016 and 2017 at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
summer internships. He has played pivotal roles in Technology. Kadiatou hopes to one day play an active
many volunteer projects, the most recent, which role in improving the quality and access to education of
led to the reconstruction of a footbridge allowing young girls in The Gambia, through advocacy and social
smooth movement for students and other community entrepreneurship.
inhabitants in his alma mater. Mohammed is a
change maker looking forward to creating positive “A changemaker is one who desires change in the world
transformation in his environs as a lecturer and an by gathering knowledge and resources, and makes that
astute agribusiness entrepreneur. change happen.”

“My goal is to employ sophisticated technologies to
change the face of the Ghanaian agricultural sector,
whiles as well joining the campaign for equal access to
education.”

NAME: Lois Andoh Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 339
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Matilda Koa MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS Global
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana Logistics
MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
Lois Andoh is a determined and focused person who
For as long as she can remember, Matilda has always strives to achieve excellence in all she has her heart
been fascinated by the allure of complex machinery towards. In 2017, Lois interned at Databank Group
and systems and is fulfilling her purpose by pursuing a Limited, where she gained experience in customer
Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Arizona service, front desk management, and inventory
State University. Matilda is intrigued by the state of the filing. Growing up, Lois has always had the belief that
manufacturing sector of her home country, Ghana, and education is not only for the brilliant but also for anyone
its inability to locally produce products to satisfy the who believes and is determined to excel. As such, she
basic needs of its people, despite the availability of raw is a member of Changemaker Central, where she seeks
materials. This motivated her decision to specialize in to offer her time to help the less privileged in society.
Manufacturing and Process Optimization. Matilda plans She also plans to create an avenue in her community,
on contributing her quota to the advancement of the such as a reading foundation, where students can come
manufacturing sector of Ghana and subsequently the and better themselves. She plans to exploit the various
quality of life of her people, by applying the knowledge aspects of supply chain management and contribute her
and skill she acquires from her graduate studies and quota to logistics studies.
experiences at ASU.
“To be a changemaker is to be able to impact what you
“I envision a world where education and potable water have learnt or experienced to others who have not had
is accessible to everyone regardless of where you are the privilege to that exposure.”
located.”

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 340 NAME: Godfred Naah
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Love Noi MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS Management
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS Management
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 Godfred is a passionate, resilient and results driven
graduate student at Thunderbird School of Global
Love Noi is affable, resilient and is focused on achieving Management -ASU. As a Scholar Representative
both her short-term and long-term goals. Her good at ASU, he works with the Mastercard Foundation
interpersonal and human relations skills have made her Scholars Program Staff and the Scholar’s community
love the human aspect of everything she engages in, to help create a supportive environment for students.
and this drives her desire and passion to touch lives and He proposed and moderates an open forum that
create lasting impacts in diverse ways. She looks forward gives Mastercard Scholars at ASU the opportunity to
to reaching out to a new generation to provide them share their views on current happenings in Africa.
with access to contacts and resources while creating Godfred is currently working on a research project
a wealth of opportunities for them to attain personal that seeks to understand the pervasive hindrances that
independence and professional development through Mastercard alumni encounter vis-a-vis their “Give
diverse charitable programs and projects as a way of Back” commitments, and how these challenges can be
contributing her quota to the growth and development reduced. He is also the founder of “SUNTAA SHEA”, a
of her country both economically and socially. She also social enterprise that seeks to empower rural women in
looks forward to experiencing new things, overcoming Ghana through the mass production of shea butter. He
her fears and embracing change. believes that success is all about helping others to grow,
as such he is passionate about using his entrepreneurial
“I plan to make an impact by embarking on charitable mindset and knowledge to help businesses and startups
and developments projects that seek to provide formulate strategies, develop business models, and craft
people with the skills and knowledge they need to be value propositions that will propel business success and
independent.” growth.

“To be a change a maker is to choose the path of
diligently doing the little things I can to help improve
the society and help others to grow. ‘Little things make
big things happen’.”

NAME: Emmanuella Adje-Sowah Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 341
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Emmanuel Hanson MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 Emmanuella Akweley Adjei-Sowah, is ambitious and
unrelenting. Rather than defining success by the general
Emmanuel Hanson is an enthusiast for innovative societal measures of success, Emmanuella believes
technology, who strives to impact the world through his that success is defined by the number of lives she
work. He is currently a member of the National Society can positively influence. As General Secretary of the
of Black Engineers (NSBE). Emmanuel aspires to change Biomedical Engineering Students’ Society, Emmanuella,
the economic status and the standard of living of the together with her fellow executives, organized the
citizens of Africa by working with engineers across registration and renewal of students and staff under
other disciplines to process and add value to the natural the National Health Insurance Scheme. She interned
resources of the continent in order to improve revenue at the Bank of Ghana Hospital, where she helped in
for the countries in Africa. Emmanuel believes that the installation of medical devices. She also served
the world can change for the better and he is ready to as Medical Intern at the Tanta University Hospital in
contribute in effecting that change. Egypt. In her free time, she loves to read novels and play
the keyboard.
“I envision a world where innovation and technology
makes our lives easier.” “I envision a world where people do not have to travel
long distances and spend large sums of money to get
access to adequate healthcare.”

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 342 NAME: Dzifa Kwaku
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Emmanuel Dasinor MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 Dzifa Kwaku aspires to play a major role in the
development of individuals. She is passionate about
Emmanuel Dasinor gravitates towards puzzles and leveraging her entrepreneurial and intellectual skills
problems that require abstract thinking. He is naturally to enrich her community. During summer 2017,
curious, focused, goal oriented and intrinsically Dzifa interned at the Accra Regional Hospital, where
motivated. During summer 2017, he interned at she worked to keep medical devices operational for
Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ghana, where he worked with life-saving medical procedures. This fueled her drive
a group of astute engineers to gain hands-on experience to develop technologies for healthcare delivery to be
in industrial refrigeration. He worked in a team of safe and affordable. Also, she had the opportunity
four to design a device that will help to improve “gari” to serve as the Vice-President of the Biomedical
processing, a primary occupation in his village. He is Engineering Students’ Society of KNUST, which
passionate about science and technology and aspires to enhanced her critical thinking, public speaking, and
pursue research and opportunities in renewable energy. organizational skills. During her tenure, she teamed
up with other students to build medical projects which
“I envision a world where our society is not deprived of were displayed at the annual Trade and Technology fair.
the talents, innovative, and brilliant minds of it people She is interested in opportunities geared toward the
but are unmasked through education.” design of devices, instruments, and software to advance
healthcare.

“To be a Mastercard Foundation Scholar means I can
stir up change for the transformation of the Global
South.”

NAME: Christopher Amarquaye Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 343
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: David Manford MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 Christopher is a natural leader and a lifelong learner.
He aspires to manage his own engineering firm one
David Manford is a graduate student, research, and day in an effort help secure a brighter future for his
active member of the National Society of Black country where everyone can have a better standard of
Engineers ASU chapter. David previously participated living. Christopher has held various leadership positions
in a design project which presents solar powered street such as, technical coordinator for different campus
lights as a solution to a lack of light resources in his student groups and organizations at Kwame Nkrumah
community. His most recent work involves research University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He has
investigating the heat of combustion of biomass pellets gained experience working as an auto mechanic intern
to provide an economical and alternate form of energy and has great interest in manufacturing technology and
under the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative transport systems.
(FURI). At an innovation competition David and his
team presented the memory glass, a smart elderly care “I envision a world where extreme poverty is a thing of
concept to help Alzheimer’s patients. He also plans to the past and everyone can live comfortably in society.”
explore entrepreneurship to positively impact society
and remains committed to social responsibilities with
the view of being a role model to future generations.

“I envision a world where more sustainable energy
forms are utilized in an effort to reduce environmental
pollution, improving the lives of people.”

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 344 NAME: Diane Iradukunda
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Rwanda
NAME: Elikplim Gah MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 Diane has a keen interest in leadership, governance,
and the role of engineering in the development of her
Elikplim Gah is a Mechanical Engineering student home country, Rwanda, and the African continent as
with dreams of becoming a robotics engineer. He is a whole. She strongly believes that health is one of the
passionate about technology and its potential impact on major contributors to the development of a nation and
development, and has special interest in robotics and this fuels her drive for embracing the field of biomedical
machine learning. Elikplim is a fierce believer in the engineering. Diane aspires to work with teenagers and
potential of technology to transform the fortunes of any young adults to develop community health programs
society, including Africa. He aims to spearhead growth and embark on projects that will provide counselling,
in STEAM education all across the world, especially in sensitization, and health education for her community.
his home country, Ghana. Elikplim also has interests in
literary pursuits and is an ardent reader. In line with his “I envision a world where innovation is being utilized to
literary passions, he worked as an editor with African solve healthcare problems.”
entrepreneurial news website, “The Spirited Hub” and
remains abreast with trends and shares his opinions on
“Dartey Media”.

“I envision a world where Quality STEM education and
applications are available to all individuals irrespective
of status.”

NAME: Enock Boakye Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 345
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Enock Darko MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 Enock Boakye is a self-motivated and compassionate
Ghanaian, who believes mental excellence benefits
Enock Darko, motivated by the saying “Education is the individual who acquires it and his immediate
the key to unlock the golden door of freedom”, is a community as well. As a strong believer of the saying,
hardworking, ambitious and confident individual. His “actions speak louder than words”, he tries to make an
tenacity makes him a good leader and a changemaker. impact everywhere he finds himself no matter how
He is currently working on projects such as improving small it may be. He is passionate about youth STEM
the white cain for the blind, recycling projects that education and organized tutoring and classes during
can be used in global contexts, and designing and the school breaks for youth in his home community.
development of enhanced electronic stethoscope to Intrigued with mathematics, physics, structure, and the
improve quality care practices. workings of the human brain, Enock studies biomedical
engineering, with a specific focus on neural engineering.
“A changemaker is one who takes advantage of all He seeks to gather enough knowledge and skills that will
situations irrespective of how poor the conditions are, equip him to understand and modulate the activities
and utilizes it to better the lives of individuals, societies of the brain, especially of people with severe anxiety
& communities and the world at large.” disorder and depressions.

“Being a Mastercard Foundation Scholars means I am
someone who is willing to do my best to inspire and
impact my country and the world.”

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 346 NAME: Asie Wadee
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Ermyntrude Adjei MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS Global
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana Logistics
MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
Asie Agyeman Wadee is a goal oriented individual who
Aware of the challenges people living with disabilities believes that: “Anything worth doing, is worth doing
face, Ermyntrude is driven to change the status quo well.” Being passionate about helping and showing love
through rehabilitation engineering, prosthetics and to others, Asie co-founded Ahavah Impact Ministry;
orthotics. From manufacturing robots from scratch as a charitable organization which engages not only in
an intern at Robocon Egypt to troubleshooting medical regular hospital and orphanage visitations to make
equipment as a clinical engineering intern, Ermyntrude donations, but also works to inspire youth through
has gained much experience as a team player and motivational messages on social media platforms. Asie
enjoys participation. As the first female president of has distinguished herself as an outstanding leader,
her departmental society, the Biomedical Engineering taking up a number of leadership roles in every phase of
Students’ Society in KNUST, she spearheaded the her life. She is currently a member of the Supply Chain
organisation of National Health Insurance Scheme Management Association in Arizona State University
(NHIS) registration and renewal for the entire student and aspires to delve into the field of Project Management
populace. Her love for challenges led her to join and Supply Chain analysis, in order to transform and
debate competitions to improve her eloquence and improve initiatives.
to deliberate on global and intellectual issues. She is
currently working on an assistive technology to help “A changemaker is never satisfied with the current
correct the gaits of patients with Parkinson’s Disease. In status-quo. Failing to allow his environment to dictate
a few years, Ermyntrude will be creating self- controlled for him, he dictates instead for his environment,
and user-friendly prostheses for bilateral or unilateral changing the seemingly impossible situations towards
amputees. The world is surely going to be surprised at the overall good of his society.”
her!

“I envision a world where there is fairness and equity.”

NAME: Terry Obeng-Ampomah Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 347
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Maxwell Sakyi MAJOR: BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 Terry is a green energy enthusiast and hopes to create
affordable and sustainable energy sources across
Maxwell Yaw Sakyi is an adaptable, resilient and the world. In pursuit of his passion, he has taken
dependable individual who believes that a nation’s coursework in thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid
development lies heavily on the mentality and mechanics in hopes of making relevant contributions
capabilities of its human resource. He therefore seeks to the field of renewable energy generation. As a
to venture into academia aspiring to become a lecturer changemaker, he served on the Precollegiate Initiative
with the aim of raising up individuals that challenge committee of the National Society of Black Engineers
the status quo and strive for excellence no matter what by planning and organizing STEM outreaches in High
the prospective setbacks or challenges may be. In Schools which piqued students interest in the sciences
addition to his ambitions in academia, Maxwell looks and was also the assistant organizer of the Science Club
forward to opportunities in Entrepreneurship with the where he assisted in organizing of an inter-high school
particular aim of pioneering the future of medicine by Chemistry conference in Anglican Senior High School,
employing his knowledge in Biomedical Engineering. Kumasi which enlightened students about various
With a particular interest in Rehabilitation engineering, career options. Terry aspires to be an engineer and
he seeks to reach out to the physically challenged and an entrepreneur and wants to use his knowledge and
disabled in the country through the improvement of experience to make positive impact his community.
existing and development of novel rehabilitative and
assistive devices. On that bearing, he desires to construct “I envision a world where there are innovative ways of
a modern rehabilitative engineering research center reusing waste to generate green energy to help reduce
within the country to achieve the aforementioned intent. climate change and also make potable water accessible
to everyone.”
“To be a changemaker means to be a trailblazer, to set
off a whole revolutionary trend in the way things are
done or approached for the betterment of the quality of
life and standard of living of the human race.”

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 348 NAME: Alberta Kwarteng
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Maame Abena Afrifa MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS Global
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana Logistics
MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
Alberta is passionate about poverty eradication and
Maame is altruistic with the vision of advancing inspiring average Ghanaians to believe in themselves
technology used in healthcare. She is a perfectionist and and value education. She is currently an International
encourages everyone around her to go for the best no Students Ambassador for the Admissions office at
matter where they find themselves. Maame believes that, Arizona State University, representing the WP Carey
you should not only exist in this world, but should live School of Business to future Sun devils from France,
with a purpose to impact generations. Having strong Germany and Ghana. She is also serving on the
interest in Medical imaging and Nano-technology, she International Students Affairs committee under ASU
seeks to use data-intensive analysis and technologies Presidential Council. She works with EdPlus at ASU as
spanning the spectrum of optics to visualize the interior a Project Assistant with the Lifelong learning team and
sections of the human body. She encompasses the has had the opportunity to work with organizations
application of fundamental physics to miniaturize all like Project CURE which impacts lives of individuals
medical devices into a smaller scale. She hopes that, her in developing countries, including Nigeria, Ghana and
work in these areas will radically influence the health Ethiopia. Alberta was an active member of the Supply
sector. Chain Management Association at ASU and participated
in various professional development activities, including
In 2017, Maame interned at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital networking with industry professionals and case study
in Ghana as a clinical engineer where she helped with competitions. With multifaceted experience, Alberta
the installation of medical equipment. plans on working in the global transportation industry
and becoming a clean tech entrepreneur.
“Being a changemaker is going beyond your means or
capabilities and knowing that, the world changes every “I envision a world where street children and child
second, blowing new opportunities in all directions, prostitutes are reintegrated into society and given the
including yours.” opportunity to the best education and normal child life,
rid of drugs.”

NAME: Racheal Atanga Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST 349
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana
NAME: Candra Abaah-Djitornu MAJOR: BSc/MS Biomedical Engineering
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ghana PHASE: II, Cohort: 6
MAJOR: BS Business Administration/MS
Management Over the past three years of her undergraduate studies,
PHASE: II, Cohort: 6 Racheal has made use of her affability and heart for
service by actively participating in student missionary
Candra is a driven and passionate young lady who outreaches and high school mentorship programs
strives for excellence in everything she sets her mind organized by Phanerosis Network in her home country,
to. She aspires to champion the cause for women Ghana. Socially, Racheal aspires to impact the field of
empowerment through education and wealth creation education and believes that the youth of the upcoming
within the local industries. With human relations and African generation are limitless in their potential and
people as her focus, she aspires to be a human resource can be propelled to be the very best by instilling in them
practitioner in the coming years. She is open minded to a leading and building mindset right from the basic
change and strong believer of lifelong learning. She seeks education level.
opportunities to better her skills in critical thinking,
idea illustrations, problem solving. and personal “Being a Mastercard Foundation Scholar means being
development. As a member of Changemaker central, she a leader; always having the potential to better lives
demonstrates her desire to make the world a better place around me. And the best part is knowing that there
through volunteering. Currently, she seeks opportunities is a large growing community of like minded people,
for research in organizational behavior and employee passionate and willing to make a difference wherever
motivations. they find themselves.”

“I envision a world where all girls and young women
have access an education which unearths their talents
and gives them the opportunity to create wealth
for themselves and their country while engaging in
vocational activities combined with class room work.”

Phase: II,
Cohort: 7

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