The BEIGE Foundation has identified and admitted 90 more students from 17 selected schools into its youth mentoring and training programme, the Youth Excellence League (YEL).
According to the Chief Executive Office of The BEIGE Group, Mr Mike Nyinaku, the Group had set aside an amount of GH¢2 million to support YEL this year. The project also aims at extending its coverage to the rest of the country.
The selection of these talents were done by the management/heads of the schools using three main means: students who were brilliant needy, students who exhibited leadership potential and proactiveness on the part of the talents/students.
Commenting on the rationale for this exercise, the Programmes Officer for the BEIGE Foundation, Ms Anne-Marie Blackmore, said “the BEIGE Foundation, through YEL, would identify exceptional talents, train, support and promote youth excellence in the country.”
She added that the agenda was to identify and support 1000 students by the end of 2017.
She added ,“It is our belief that persons who perform remarkably in academics or whose overall achievements are outstanding are worthy of celebration. It is for this reason that the project award their excellence.”
Source: Daily Graphic
