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MTN Rewards Two Teachers For Impacting Lives

By Abubakari Seidu Ajarfor
Education MTN Rewards Two Teachers For Impacting Lives
OCT 20, 2016 LISTEN

The MTN Ghana Foundation has recognized two best teachers for the wonderful role they played in inspiring and motivating the students in their various schools to become successful adults in life.

The first winner Mr. Samuel Asare-Gyebi of Alsid Academy took home a laptop and a 4G modem whiles his nominator also received a Samsung A7 and Huawei P8 Lite device.

Mr. Godwin Asare, a teacher of Boso Senior High Technical School who was adjudged the second winner also took home a laptop and 4G Lite modem whiles his nominator also received a Samsung A7 and Huawei P8 Lite device.

On the 5th of October, 2016, MTN Ghana Foundation Celebrated Teachers by observing the World Teachers Day marked by UNICEF worldwide.

To commemorate the day, MTN Ghana Foundation advertised on Social Media soliciting for people whose lives have been impacted by particular teachers in their lives.

Mrs. Cynthia Lumor, the Corporate Service Executive of MTN, speaking during the World Teacher’s Day Celebrations, said, teachers play a key role in building human capital for national development and creating a knowledge based society; they play an important role in all aspects of human lives.

The posting attracted 323 likes, 31 people shared and 60 entries were received across the various social media channels. The committee voted and shortlisted 9 comments. These comments were sent to independent critics to rate them and the scores were collated for each entry.

Excerpts of comments from nominees
“With 40years of service, Mr Sam Asare-Gyebi is indeed my mentor. He opened new vistas of experience as far as learning is concerned. Indeed, he made me love learning. He is patient, motivational and committed. Sitting through his lessons is a real delight. I have never seen him lose his temper and he has groomed many young folks in landed positions today. He should be rewarded because he is one of the few to have stayed in teaching field, since many run away from it because it isn't lucrative and also he has taken teaching to a new horizon. And also he has made us know that you can be anything no matter who you are through education”. This is what Madam Gloria Asare has to say about her favourite teacher.

The next person to have an award had this said about him;

“Sir Godwin Kwasi Asare, a teacher at Enum Boso Senior High school my extra-class teacher. He inspired me in different angles be it academic or social life.

He once met me very annoyed towards a friend. He later called me solemnly and advised me and mentored me to have a calm temper and he always told me, ‘patience is golden so, no matter how much someone hurts me, I should just be patient, think through it and let it go". These words have helped me a lot. And has made me a better person and an ambassador of patience.

He was my English teacher. I found English difficult at my SHS level, but he assisted me personally and corrected me anytime I caused a blemish towards the language.

Today I speak fluently because of the help I got from him. Long live Sir Godwin Kwasi Asare.”

This is what Master Kelvin Boafo wrote about this teacher being awarded.

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