Alice Amegah was the only one from her family to make it as far as getting into Ghana’s premier university – University of Ghana – and emerged, not just with a pass but as a first class student.
She had attended local elementary schools and then proceeded to Ofori Panin Secondary School (OPASS) Tafo, in the Eastern Region before the University of Ghana.
Oxford University had given Amegah a partial scholarship of £20,000, but she needed an extra £20,000 for accommodation, feeding, travelling, insurance and more – all by the deadline of August 2018.
According to Ben Dotsei Malor, director, strategic communications and public information at United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the Facebook appeal resonated with many people and got shared more than 166 times, not just by Ghanaians but other nationalities, including Bruce Marshall, all the way in Canada.
Appeal for funds
“I must confess, I was quietly incensed, appalled, and provoked to see that any bright young dream-loaded woman like Alice, was struggling to raise funds to attend the prestigious Oxford University, where Alice had gained admission to do a Master’s in Education (Comparative and International Education.) Why? Why does Alice – or any other first class graduate, for that matter – have to resort to a Go-Fund Me? I contributed to her GoFundMe appeal but felt that the appeal might not deliver what was needed,” Malor wrote on Facebook.
“I was upset that a brilliant first-class product of Legon could be left almost begging for support that should have been automatic. Alice had clinched her First Class, B.A. (Hons) in Psychology and Religion, with a cumulative GPA of 3.8/4, topped with a number of awards, including graduating as the best student in the Humanities. She was also a finalist in the inaugural 2018 Rhodes West Africa scholarship (5th position.) Dream-girl had been “rejected several times and cried many times.” But she kept her dream, and never gave up.”
“As if this huge achievement was not enough, the Dream-girl from Boadua informed me that she had set her eyes on a PhD degree, not in Oxford University, but in the other highly-regarded competitor to Oxford, Cambridge University. Wow. From Boadua, to Legon, then Oxford, and Cambridge. Just one of these top universities would have been enough for some of us. But to have all three under one person’s belt would be an outstanding achievement. Alice proceeded to Cambridge University, with vision, purpose, faith, and determination, where she was elected President of the African Society of Cambridge University, (ASCU) – a role she completed last year with some remarkable outcomes,” he added.
Amegah, who is currently working at the World Bank in Washington DC, over the weekend graduated with a PhD in Education and International Development at Cambridge University.
“And just this past Friday, 21 July 2023, after all her hard work, faith, and determination, Alice who’s currently working at the World Bank in Washington DC – collected her much deserved Cambridge University PhD in Education and International Development. What a feat! What an achievement! What a brilliant woman of big dreams,” Malor posted on Facebook.
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