Kwaku Antwi-Boasiako on his path to education in Ghana — MyJoyOnline
In Ghana, Kwaku Antwi-Boasiako, in a letter to a schoolgirl named Angel, described his own path from poverty to studying in Ghana and England. As MyJoyOnline writes, he urged the student, who is beginning senior high school, to focus on her education and not be distracted by social media and friends.
Studying despite a lack of money
According to Antwi-Boasiako, he grew up in a large low-income family. After passing his junior high school examinations, he became eligible to continue his education, but his parents could not pay for the necessary items and schooling even for a non-resident student. As a result, he missed the first school term.
He joined the first year of senior high school only in the second term. He had to copy notes for all subjects from his new classmates, catch up on material from an entire term, and at the same time master new topics. The author also recalled that a Twi language teacher hit him on the head over a mistake without finding out that the student had not attended classes during the first term.
While studying under the O-Level programme, he said, he considered dropping out of school. His examination results encouraged him to continue his education. He also received support from classmates from wealthier families, although others, as the author wrote, reminded him of his poverty.
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University and work in England
Later, Antwi-Boasiako passed his O-Level examinations, moved to Accra to study under the A-Level programme, and then enrolled in the University of Ghana Business School, which was then called the School of Administration. During his university studies, his only income was a student loan, which was insufficient for study materials and personal needs. According to him, he sometimes went hungry but continued studying.
After earning his first degree, he began working and, several years later, enrolled in an MBA programme at the University of Leicester in England without a scholarship. To support himself while studying, he worked nights in various jobs, including at food production facilities and as a security guard in supermarkets, while attending lectures during the day.
Now, Antwi-Boasiako said that he can support himself, his close relatives, his elderly mother and other people. He called education the main difference between his situation of poverty during his school years and his life now.
