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Stratcomm Africa rewards winners of reading and writing competition
Two children of media personnel have emerged winners of the Stratcomm Africa “Read it, Write it, Say it Better Competition – kids of media maiden edition.”
Master Adom Adu-Gyasi, 10, son of Dennis Adu-Gyasi, a freelancer and Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists, and Master Darrel Nortey Dowuona, 12, son of Samuel Dowuona formerly of Adom FM online, won cash prizes with stationery and ‘T’ shirts for emerging winners in a stiffer competition.
Stratcomm Africa designed this edition of the Read it, Write it, Say it Better Competition for children of media personnel to promote reading and writing among them, especially during this time that children are spending an extended period out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The participants were required to read a book, answer questions on the book they have read out of which the best would win prizes.
Read it, Write it, Say it Better is a Stratcomm Africa initiative aimed at helping children to develop their communication skills through reading and writing.
Parents of the two writers expressed excitement about their wards success in the competition and thanked Stratcomm Africa for organising the competition, and described the activity as extremely beneficial.
Mrs Shula Glymin, an accomplished educationist, who was the judge of the competition had this to say, “It was such a delight working on this activity as I came to appreciate once again the amazing talents Ghana is blessed with.
Mr Bernard Nii Addotey Allotey, Media and Stakeholder Relations Lead at Stratcomm Africa, said the competition was Stratcomm Africa’s way of showing appreciation to the media for their contribution in this difficult time.
According to him, “Excellence is Stratcomm Africa’s hallmark and we are always delighted to see people excel. We are very proud of these children who did excellent work.
For Stratcomm Africa, reading and writing help to develop creativity, analytical thinking and effective communications skills.
Entries for the next competition would be opened soon where children of media personnel and health workers aged between five and 13 qualify to participate.
Stratcomm Africa established Read it, Write it, Say it Better (RWS) in 2015 as a corporate social responsibility designed to contribute to national development and livelihood enhancement.
Read it, Write it, Say it Better (RWS) employs innovative approaches to market reading and writing to children and their parents, not just as a school subject but as a livelihood enhancement activity.
Medical Doctor and dietician, Dr Bernice Korkor Asare, has urged women to take greater responsibility for their lifestyle choices, particularly their eating habits and levels of physical activity, to help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.
According to her, although, some breast cancer risk factors, such as family history and certain reproductive factors, may not be within an individual’s control, lifestyle choices offer an opportunity for people to take preventive action.
She made this known during a talk on the topic: “Role of diet in breast cancer prevention” organised by Times Ladies Association of the New Times Corporation, publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, in Accra on Thursday.
The event themed “Breast Cancer Awareness- Promoting Early Detection, Healthy Eating and Prevention.” 
She noted that having a risk factor did not automatically mean a person would develop breast cancer, but could increase the likelihood of developing the disease compared with someone without that particular risk factor.
“Having close relatives who have had breast cancer, particularly a mother, sister or daughter, may increase the risk, although not everyone with a family history will develop the disease,” Dr Asare opined. Read More.
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A group of compassionate friends from Innovation Gospel Impact last Friday visited the management, teachers and learners of the Street Academy in Accra.
The visit was to interact to get a deeper insight into the operations of the Academy that houses hundreds of street and underprivileged children and find ways to support them.
The team was led by Rev. Dr Isaac Apenteng Yeboah, a former Director for West African Mailbox Club and Director for Prisons Support Foundation, and Rev. Dale Sutherland from Washington DC.
The call, according to the visitors was occasioned by reports about the struggles of the Academy despite the occasional support it enjoys from individuals and some corporate entities.
Briefing them, the Founder and Executive Director of the Academy, Dr Ataa Lartey, thanked them for the concern showed, indicating that “this is a major boost for both teachers and learners; knowing that their plight is known by people outside their premises.”
According Dr Lartey, the Academy had planned to undertake a number of project to enhance teaching and learning and also procure facilities for the children with keen interest in sports but had to shelve those plans for lack of finance.
He told the team that their biggest concerns were the monthly utility bills that takes a toll on their finances.
“We have a piece of land we planned to turn into an astro turf pitch to train the younger ones whose interests lies in making a career out of football, however, we have been unable to commence because there is no money now,” he said.
Dr Lartey expressed gratitude to the teachers who have dedicated their lives to training these children, rather than going for well-paying jobs and hoped that with time, their conditions of engagement would improve.
Moved by the plight of the Academy, the group donated a cash amount of Gh₵3,000 to settle its water bills.
They described as unfortunate the conditions of learners and teachers of the Academy and pledged to continuously support their operations to realize the dream to build a better future for the unfortunate children.
The group offered to support the school with its monthly utility bills, feeding and staff allowance and urged the Academy staff to remain in constant touch with them.
The Street Academy is located at the Accra Art Center and offers brilliant but needy the chance to pursue their educational dreams by enrolling them in public schools with others offered training in sports and cultural activities.
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