72 Students Honoured At President’s Independence Day Awards | Education

Nestlé Ghana Limited, through its MILO® brand, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, reaffirms its dedication to recognizing academic achievement in Ghana through the Presidential Independence Day Awards.

This year, seventy-two (72) students, including eight (8) with special educational needs were recognized for their outstanding performance in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) 2021 and 2022.

As part of the award package, each student received a cash prize, a laptop, and a year’s supply of Nestlé products, as well as a certificate signed by the President of the Republic of Ghana. The award was the icing on the cake, after several interesting activities organized for the awardees, including a visit to the Parliament House and the Ministry of Education, a tour of the Nestlé factory in Tema and an aerial experience at the Air Force Base in Kampong Burma.

The award ceremony, held at the Accra International Conference Centre, was attended by ministers of state, members of the diplomatic corps and traditional leaders.

In his speech at the ceremony, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo congratulated the awardees and encouraged them to keep working hard and strive to excel in their chosen fields. He also thanked Nestlé for its continued support of the award ceremony and its commitment to promoting excellence among Ghanaian youth.

The Managing Director of Nestlé Ghana Limited, Mr. Georgios Badaro, in his speech stated that Nestlé’s longstanding partnership with the Presidency and the Ministry of Education recognizes the achievements of young Ghanaian talent to motivate them to strive for excellence in all endeavors and to be responsible. future leaders in the country.

The President’s Independence Day Award was established in 1993. Since its inception, the award scheme has rewarded bright young students between the ages of 14 and 19 from all regions of Ghana. Recipients are selected based on their outstanding academic performance in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The Nestlé MILO® beverage brand has been a proud partner of the Awards for 16 years.

In addition to the President’s Independence Day Award, Nestlé MILO® champions other youth development initiatives in sports such as the MILO® Champions League at – 13 years and the MILO® Sports Development Program that reaches more than 100,000 school children across the country every year.