“ASA has been a great help to me and my family. After high school, financing my university education was a major challenge for my parents, who are illiterate and not government workers. I took a gap year and taught at a basic school to stay productive. It was a tough time, especially as some friends had already gone to university. But when ASA came into the picture, it changed my life.
Today, I proudly call myself an ASA student and am incredibly grateful for the opportunity. It exposed me to things I never knew and helped me grow into a better person. I moved from staying in my comfort zone to becoming someone who speaks up confidently. ASA taught me to dream bigger, showing me that no dream is too small. It made me more resilient, open-minded, and adaptable to change.
Through community service at Star Basic Primary, I learned the importance of kindness and giving back. Interacting with a diverse student body from across Africa taught me tolerance and appreciation for different cultures. Weekly guest speaker sessions, like one with Dr. Angela Tabiri, offered valuable life advice. Finally, ASA taught me the power of teamwork, as I experienced firsthand in the robotics club, where multiple ideas came together to build a robot.
I dream to be an environmental steward, an economic thinker and an electrical engineer. I aim to use the STEM skills I have to solve real problems of my community like lack of quality drinking water, problem of pollution and waste management. I want to take the initiative of building sustainable projects that can eradicate them and improve lives. Furthermore, I aspire to be an entrepreneur, to empower myself and others to generate employment, promote green technologies and create a positive change. My ultimate aim is to blend my STEM skills and business to create lasting solutions to my community and beyond.”
