Mr. Nicholas Obeng, a final-year Chemical Engineering student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has won the ‘What do you know’ quiz.
The Quiz competition was organized by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) in collaboration with UNESCO and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA).
On Sunday, March 6, 2022, the tournament was conducted at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Studio 2 in honor of International Women’s Day (IWD). Candidates were asked questions about women’s empowerment and an overview of International Women’s Day in three rounds.
Mr. Obeng won a cash prize of GH¢1000 and other prizes after defeating two female students from the University of Ghana and a KNUST alumnus.
Speaking at the event, the Chief Director of MoGCSP, Dr. Afisah Zakariah expressed the Ministry’s gratitude to all sponsors of the IWD celebrations for their enormous support and thanked the contestants for performing creditably at the quiz competition.
At the end of the competition, the rest of the contestants also received cash prizes for their efforts.
The Dean of Faculty of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Professor George Yaw Obeng congratulated the winner for making the University proud. He encouraged other students to participate in national and international competitions.
The competition was graced by the Director of the Department of Gender, Madam Faustina Acheampong, some staff of the Department of Gender, some officers from UNESCO and UNFPA.
Mr. Nicholas Obeng (2nd from left) Presenting the Dummy Cheque to Professor George Yaw Obeng (2nd from right) and other Faculty Members of the Department of Chemical Engineering.
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