A Nun of the Handmaids of Divine Redeemer (HDR) Congregation in the West African country of Ghana, Rev. Sr. Jacinta Akua Kwakyewaa Osei, HDR, has been adjudged the first Runner up at the recent Ghana Teacher Prize awards, 2021.
The Awards ceremony, which decorated the Clothing and Textiles Tutor at St. Francis Senior High Technical School, Akim Oda in in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region, was held at the Eusbett International Conference Centre in Sunyani, Bono Region last month.
As the first runner-up, she received a brand new 4×4 pick-up vehicle from the Prudential Bank.
Meanwhile, at the ceremony, Mr. Ebenezer Kojo Otoo, a 44-year-old teacher of the Winneba Senior High School (SHS) in the Efutu Municipality of the Central Region, was crowned the 2021 National Best Teacher.
For his prize, Mr. Otoo received a GHC250,000.00 cheque for a three-bedroom house sponsored by GLICO Pension.
The National Teaching Council, organisers of the awards, presented a brand new saloon car to Mr. Nelson Saviour Kwashie of the Awutu Swinton SHS in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region for the second runner-up position.
Cash prizes ranging between GHC5,000.00 and GHC7,000.00 as well as other valuable items were presented to other 17 deserving teaching and non-teaching staff, who distinguished themselves in other categories of the award, including Junior High, Primary and Kindergarten levels.
The 2021 Awards was held on the theme: “Teachers Wanted: Reclaiming Teaching and Learning for a Human-Centered Recovery.” It was funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) recognised the strenuous contributions of teachers towards the attainment of quality education as Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark the World Teachers Day.
World Teachers Day focuses on appreciating, assessing and improving the educators of the world and providing an opportunity to consider issues related to teachers and teaching.
Established in 1994, the day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 International Labour Organisation/UNESCO recommendation, concerning the Status of Teachers, which is a standard-setting instrument that addresses the status and situations of teachers around the world.
