5 year anniversary!
We Support Children & Youth
to reach their full potential
FEF provides a holistic approach to educational assistance that aims to address the key obstacles preventing underprivileged students from completing their education.
- Financial assistance: School fees, transportation, books, supplies, equipment, etc.
- Mentorship and support: Scholastic encouragement, guidance outside the classroom.
- Educational infrastructure: Materials provided directly to schools
FEF Sponsored Students
FEF approves sponsorship for students based on financial need who are highly self-motivated with a promising or a proven academic record of excellence.
Nathaniel Okyere Asomani
Age:19
Sex- Male
Home town- Kwahu Nkwatia (Eastern Region, Ghana)
Institution- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
School Year: Sophomore
Program of Study- Computer Science
Father – Joseph Asomani Appeah (deceased 22/12/2016)
Mother- Victoria Asomani
Occupation: Petty Trader
Biography: Nathaniel’s educational journey has been delayed due to difficulties in getting money to pay his tuition fees. He had to sometimes stop school and look for petty jobs / hawking to raise money. He has four other siblings. He is the only one who has been able to attend a university in his family. He was able to attend and finish secondary school through the support of benevolent people he met in his community, in the course of doing petty jobs for some of them and the assistance he received from some of his teachers in the school.
Alice Okyere Aboagye
Age:19
Sex– Female
School Year: Freshman
Institution: Tepa Nursing and Midwifery Training College
Program of study – General Nursing
Father: Emmanuel Okyere Aboagye
Occupation: Part-time chauffeur
Mother: Felicia Nyarko (deceased 25/ 02/ 2013)
Alice is a serious student and very determined to be a nurse. However, she has challenges with getting money for her education. Without the free Secondary boarding school education introduced by the government of Ghana she would have struggled to attend Senior High School. She has received admission to a nursing college, unfortunately her father has informed her that he could not assist her with the tuition / accommodation fees for the nursing college. She worked during school in petty trading to raise some money and currently under FEF sponsorship.
Brago Worae Gifty
Sex– Female
School Year: Sophmore
Institution: College of Nursing- Ntotroso, Ghana
Program of study – General Nursing
Father: Seth Worae
Occupation: Part time taxi-driver
Mother: Florence Adutwumwaa
Occupation: Currently unemployed due to illness, was previously involved in petty trading.
Gifty is a brilliant student who has been supported by her mother over the years through her education. (The mother has been sick for the past 6 months due to a spinal cord problem, therefore unable to carry on with her petty trading) The father does not support her education or upkeep. In July this year a family member mentioned to a FEF Board member that she is at a nursing college and may have to stop her schooling due to difficulties in paying her tuition / accommodation fees.
Agyemang Duah
Age: 22
Sex- Male
School Year: Sophmore
Institution- University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Program of Study- Social Sciences (Geography, Sociology & Economics)
Father – Agyemang Duah deceased 22/12/2003)
Mother- Rita Osei (deceased 20/10/2017)
Biography:The current Guardian is his 76 years grandmother who is a subsistence farmer / seamstress who does not have the means to support his education. He was able to attend secondary school through the support of a FEF Board member after being recommended by his school teachers and the Methodist Rev. Minister in his hometown.
Benjamin Oppong Sekyere
Sex: Male
School : Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology ( KNUST )
School Year: Freshman
Program of study – BSc Architecture
Father: Stephen Owusu Sekyere (Deceased )
Mother: Josephine Pokuaa (Deceased )
Biography: Benjamin is a brilliant student who had 7 A(s) and 1 B out of eight courses after completion of his senior high school certificate examination. He was being sponsored by his parents until the father and mother died in 2015 and 2018 respectively. He has four other siblings. Life has been hard for him and the siblings ever since their parents died; this is because they are all of school age with no financial support. Through the support of his senior brother and sister, who worked at various part time jobs he was able to complete Senior high school. Prior to FEF sponsorship he had taken to working as a bread baker because he could not afford to attend the University even though his superb academic performance had gained him admission to highly competitive subsidized public University.
Abigail Odjidja
Age: 14
Sex– Female
School Year: Junior High School(2nd year)
Institution: Salem Educational Center.
Father: Richard Odjidja
Occupation: Unemployed
Mother: Dorcas Odjidja (deceased. She was the main bread winner for the family)
Biography: Dorcas has two three other siblings-two boys and a girl- their mother died eight years ago. After her death she had support from church members etc. to continue her education, unfortunately the support has dwindled over the years. The person currently supporting her has indicated that she can no longer continue with the support
Evelyn Odjidja
Age: 16
Sex: Female
School Year: sophomore(Senior High School)
Institution: St. Louis Senior High School. (Science student)
Father: Richard Odjidja
Occupation:Unemployed
Mother: Dorcas Odjidja (deceased. She was the main bread winner for the family)
Biography: Evelyn has two 3 other siblings-two boys and a girl- their mother died eight years ago. After her death she had support from church members etc. to continue her education, unfortunately the support has dwindled over the years. The person currently supporting her has indicated that she can no longer continue with the support.
Kweku Nyamekye Arthur
Age: 4
School Year: Kindergarten
Mother: Esther Arthur (Deceased)
Father: Philip Arthur
Occupation: Unemployed
Guardian: Agnes Arthur
Biograhy: Nyamekye is a small boy of 4 years. He is virtually an orphan because the mother has passed on and the father is nowhere to be found. Guardian has no hope of letting him go on with his education because the guardian is not working
Samuel Azumah
Age: 19
Mother’s name: Ateni Atinga
Occupation: Petty trader
Father’s name: Azumah Abrobah
Occupation: Security guard
Biography: Please read “Featuring Samuel Azumah
FEF MENTORS
Beyond financial challenges, many students do not have family or community members to provide
encouragement or guidance, and they confront tremendous challenges to staying on track with their
education.
Our mentor network consists of highly qualified professionals who are dedicated to volunteering their
time to help students who have qualified for FEF sponsorships. Their aim is not only to support the
student’s academic achievement but also to provide guidance and support for any outside-the-
classroom challenges the student may be facing. Mentorship can foster a sense of community and civic
responsibility in the students, in addition to increasing the odds of academic success.
Mr. Nana Sakyi-Addo Gyampoh
Nana is a Lawyer and an Associate at Kulendi@Law, a full service Law Firm headquartered in Accra, Ghana and also consult as an Investment Advisor, Certified by the Securities & Exchange Ghana. Nana has extensive working background in Real Estate, Investment Banking, Aviation, Manufacturing, IT and Advertising. Nana is also an entrepreneur and a business executive having incorporated several Companies with operations in Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Investment Banking, Corporate Registrar Services, IT & Software Development, Business Process Management, Construction and Real Estate. Nana holds a Qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law, and was called to the Ghana Bar in October 2021. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) Degree from the University of Cape Coast. He is currently pursuing an LLM in Energy Law from the University of Ghana. Nana is partly qualified with the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA, UK) and partly qualified with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute of USA. Prior to Nana’s Call to the Ghana Bar, he was trained as Investment Banker at the prestigious Singapore International Finance Institute in 2015, and the Ghana Stock Exchange as Securities Dealer. Nana is a Christian and a family man, married and blessed with three amazing kids and loves spending quality time with his family whenever he is not engaged at work. He’s a technology enthusiast, innovative, artistic and loves to create things in his spare time.
Ms. Sarah Iddrisu
Ms. Sarah Iddrisu is a Lawyer by profession and is currently a Principal State Attorney with the Office of the Attorney General, where she started as a State Attorney. Prior to joining the Office of the Attorney General, Sarah worked as a Private Legal Practitioner with Kulendi@Law from October 2008 to December 2014. Between the year 2002 to 2003, Sarah undertook her National Service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(African & AU Bureau, Ghana). Sarah had her GCE “O” levels and GCE “A” levels at Aburi Girls and Labone Secondary schools respectively. Thereafter, she proceeded to Thiel College, Greenville, P.A. USA, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Associate of Arts in Management Information Systems. Whilst in Thiel College, Sarah served as a Mentor on the Thiel College Mentorship Program and was also a member of both the International Student’s Organisation and Organisation of Black Collegiates of Thiel College. During her undergraduate study, Sarah also interned at the Office of State Representative Rod E.Wilt Greenville, PA, USA and after college worked briefly as an Administration Assistant at Pittsburgh Girls Study /UPMC, PA, USA. Sarah is the Treasurer of the Muslims Lawyers Forum, a position she has held from 2011 to date. She loves watching stage drama and interacting with people.
Ms. Sylvia Bema Afriyie
Ms. Sylvia Bema Afriyie is a chartered accountant by profession and a Senior Manager at PwC. She has over 15 years’ experience working as a professional accountant. Sylvia had her Secondary School education at OLA Girls Secondary School and then proceeded to the University of Ghana where she obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and an EMBA in Project Management. Sylvia has held many positions in church, she was once the Youth President of her Parish where she organised the Youth of the Church to engage in fund raising activities to support the completion of projects in the Church. She organised mentorship seminars for the Youth and got the Youth to participate more in church activities. Sylvia was the Chair of the Finance Committee of her Parish for a period of 5 years and continues to serve as a member of the fund raising committee. She is a patron of the Humble Voices Choir and the Grace Chorale Choir. She loves listening to music, watching plays and movies and supporting charity organizations.
Mrs Charity Danso
Charity Danso is a teacher by profession holding a degree in Religious studies and a Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast. She also holds M.A. Theology and M. Phil in Theology (M. Th.) from Akrofi Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture at Akropong in Ghana and Trinity Theological Seminary respectively. Her highest degree is a PhD which she also obtained from Trinity Theological Seminary in 2022. In all her studies she specialized in Christian Education with emphasis in children and youth training. As a professional teacher, she has taught and provided support for students in several ways. Charity works as a counsellor to both students and younger teachers and a mentor to university students who come for internship. She has also been in charge of special duties in her school, organizing programmes that takes place in the school. Charity can boast of forty years experience with the Children Service division of the Methodist Church Ghana (MCG). She is a writer and a co- editor of the MCG Children’s Service syllabus and currently the circuit superintendent of Kwabenya Circuit. She is so passionate about children and youth development, growth and wellbeing and believes that every child can do his/her best given the right environment and the needed assistance.
Mr. Michael Boadi Owusu
He is a 57-year-old engineer by profession. Had his secondary school education at Prempeh College from 1978 to 1985. He then entered into the University of Science and Technology (KNUST) graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 1990. Michael has 33 years’ experience mainly in the oil industry. His professional career started in August 1992 when he joined the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) as a young engineer with the drilling and engineering division. Obtained a master degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway in the year 2000. He also has an MBA Finance from the School of Management University of Leicester in January 2011 Michael joined Shell Ghana Limited upon leaving GNPC in May 2002 and has worked in different capacities. First as an auditor Shell Africa audit team conducting audit across the various African countries where Shell operated and after 2 years moved into Supply & distribution operations. He also was on international assignment in Botswana as the Supply & Distribution manager for Shell Oil Botswana Limited, which later became Vivo Energy Botswana (Shell Licensee). He was appointed the Supply & Distribution manager for Vivo Energy Ghana (a Shell licensee) in 2013 managing supply chain activities in the downstream petroleum sector for Vivo Energy Ghana (Shell Licensee). He is currently the Terminal operations manager for the Vivo Energy group providing strategic direction and support in petroleum storage and handling operations, engineering project management activities and terminal automation projects in the 23 African countries where Vivo Energy operates. He also sits on the board of SPCI, a joint venture petroleum handling and storage company in Cote D’Ivoire, where Vivo Energy is a shareholder. He is a Christian and worships with the ICGC Prayer Temple, North Legon. He is married to Miriam and together have 3 boys.
Dr. (Mrs.) Joyce Agyei-Amponsah
Dr. (Mrs.) Joyce Agyei-Amponsah is an old girl of St. Rose’s Senior High School, Akwatia. She read science which served as the beginning of her career journey of becoming a food scientist. Joyce holds a PhD in Food Science, with Sensory, Rheology, and Tribology option, from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. She also holds an MSc. in Food Science and Technology from the University of Lincoln, UK, and a BSc. in Nutrition and Food Science from the University of Ghana, Legon. Dr. Agyei-Amponsah currently works as a Senior Research Scientist with the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute of GAEC, where she conducts Research and Development. Her researchfocus is on Sensory and Consumer studies. As a sensory scientist, she investigates the scientific properties of food products and how the properties are perceived by consumers that use them.
Joyce is a member of the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish (Legon) mentorship programme (STAP teens soaring together mentorship program). She, in turn, is a beneficiary of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) mentoring and fellowship programmes. Joyce is married with two kids. She loves cooking, travelling, and listening to music.
Mr.James Kwabena Boakye
James Kwabena Boakye is a Lawyer by Profession with almost six(6) years experience. Kwabena works with Kulendi@law, a reputable private law firm located in Accra. Kwabena had his Secondary School education at Prempeh College Kumasi (always the school of his dreams).At Prempeh College Kwabena was a staunch member of the Scripture Union, the Ghana Methodist Students Union(GHAMSU) and also a member of the Prempeh College Choir.He then proceeded to the University of Ghana Legon, where he graduated with B.A.Hons. Political Science and Sociology .In his final year on campus Kwabena was appointed the General Secretary of the largest denomination on campus,the Methodist-Presbyterian Union(MPU) After his first Degree Kwabena did his National Service as a Tutorial Assistant(T.A) at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana.He then had a brief stint with the now defunct GN Bank as a customer service officer. Kwabena later returned to the University of Ghana to pursue a Post -First Degree LLB programme and followed suit at the Ghana School of Law where he obtained his Qualifying Certificate to practice as a Lawyer in Ghana. Kwabena is a member of Immanuel Methodist Church,Spintex Road,Accra where he serves as the Secretary of the Leaders’ Meeting and also a Bible Class Leader. He also teaches at the Teen’s Service of his Church and cherishes the opportunity he gets to share his experience and also provides guidance/mentorship to young people in his Church. Kwabena is an Executive of the Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship International East Legon Chapter and holds the position of Director for Care and Compassion. Kwabena loves reading and sharing company with his friends.
Harriet Naa Ofeibea Dodoo
Harriet Naa Ofeibea Dodoo is a Lawyer by profession and is a Senior Associate of Kulendi@Law, a Private Law practice in Accra, where she joined as a Pupil from 2017. Harriet has practised as a Lawyer for 7 years. Her key areas of expertise are Contract Law, Commercial Law, Banking Law, Wills and Administration and Labour Law. Prior to joining Kulendi@Law, Harriet worked as an intern at ENS AFRICA-GHANA in 2016. Between 2013 – 2015, Harriet worked at DCI Microfinance Limited where she rose from her position as Unit Head, Credit Sales Department to Branch Head.
Mr. Jeffrey Koranteng
Jeffrey Koranteng is a Lawyer and Chartered Insurer by profession and a Farmer. He is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, (ACII-UK) and holds an Advanced Diploma in Applied Insurance Studies from the Malta International Training Centre (MITC). He was called to the Ghana Bar in 2018 and is currently an Associate at Kulendi@Law, a general practice law firm in Ghana’s capital, Accra. Jeffrey has over a decade of insurance practice experience under his sleeve and has worked with various Insurance companies in Ghana, including SIC Insurance Company Limited, International Energy Insurance Company Limited where he rose to become Regional Manager Tema Region, and Best Assurance Company Limited. Jeffrey currently holds directorships in three companies namely Dynamic Insurance Brokers Limited, Eri-Jay Foods and Agribusiness Limited and Amma Owusua Educational Fund, a non-governmental organization offering scholarships to brilliant but needy students. Jeffrey had his Secondary Educaton at Opoku Ware School in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He subsequently pursued a Bachelor of Arts program at the University of Ghana. During his days at University of Ghana, he was engaged in many extra-curricular activities including serving as the Chairman of the Free Medical Care Commitee during the 52nd Hall Week Celebration of Legon Hall, University of Ghana. He also worked as a part-time Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Helpline Counsellor at the Young and Wise Centre of the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG). He read for his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree at Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and subsequently undertook the professional bar program at the Ghana School of Law where he obtained the Qualifying Certificate in Law (QCL). Jeffrey is a practicing Christian, married with 4 children. He serves as a Sunday School Teacher and a Community Shepherd at his local church, Tema First Baptist Church. In his spare time, he likes to play board games and tennis.
Mr. Charles Quansah
Charles Quansah is a lawyer with over 5 years of experience in the legal field. He is currently employed at renowned law firm, Kulendi@law, known for its exceptional expertise. Charles completed his secondary education at St. Augustine’s College in Cape Coast and went on to pursue a law degree at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. During his Technology and was actively involved in student leadership roles at the Ghana School of Law, where he gained his Qualifying Certificate in Law. He is currently pursuing an LL.M in Corporate and Commercial Law at the University of Ghana Law School. Throughout his academic and professional journey, Charles has shown a passion for mentoring and guiding junior colleagues, both in educational institutions and in the workplace.