The Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, in collaboration with its partners, has presented a total of Five Hundred and Three (503) brand new laptops to brilliant but needy students on Wednesday, 3rd July, 2024 at the Great Hall of the University. The presentation was in line with the Vice-Chancellor's vision to ‘Support One Needy Student with One Laptop,’ dubbed the 'SONSOL' Project.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson in her speech, reaffirmed the University's commitment to providing inclusive education, ensuring no student is left behind. She disclosed that since the inception of the SONSOL Project in 2021, cumulatively, applications from almost ten thousand (10,000) students have been received and a total of 2,302 laptops have been distributed with a monetary value of Twenty-Three Million Ghana Cedis (GHȻ 23,000,000). ‘The statistics shared clearly indicate that there is indeed a pressing need to support a lot more of our students to succeed,’ she said.
On behalf of Management, Professor (Mrs.) Akosua Dickson expressed her appreciation to the donors for their instrumental roles in the success of the SONSOL Project thus far. They include: H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana; Isaac Books and Stationary; Zenith Bank; Andysarp Furniture; Multinec; OmniBSIC Bank; ASIB Construction Ltd; Mrs. Bernice Asamoah of OmniBSIC Bank; Papnoble Ventures Gh Ltd; Fapim Company Ltd; Mat Bans Company Ltd, Labchem Ltd; G7 Bussy Ltd; With God Tailoring; K. Agyemang Company Ltd; Mt Sinai Enterprise; UniJay Fashions; Wolfenberg Safety and Power Tools; Students' Representative Council (SRC), KNUST; Graduate Students' Association of Ghana (GRASAG) KNUST; National Union Of Ghana Students (NUGS), KNUST and Distance Learning Students Association (DLSA), KNUST.
‘As we show gratitude to all our donors, we want to encourage many more to come to Macedonia and help. Please no contribution is too small. Your generous contribution of one laptop will change the fortunes of one of these transformational leaders who are determined and committed to turning their fortunes around to serve humanity,’ Professor Dickson remarked.
The Vice-Chancellor also appealed to other cooperate organisations and individuals to support the SONSOL Project by donating many more laptops to be a part of KNUST’s journey of promoting inclusive education by supporting our brilliant but needy students. ‘We still have a deficit of over seven thousand (7,000) applicants yet to be supported over the past years this initiative started,’ she stated.
Solidarity messages were received from some of the donors who promised to increase their support in the subsequent donations.
The Vice-President of KNUST Students’ Representative Council, Nana Kwabena Osei, on behalf of the students expressed much gratitude to Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson for initiating the SONSOL Project. He also thanked the donors for the laptops given to the students and promised on behalf of the students to keep the computers in good shape and utilise them for their intended purpose.
