Renowned WWE star Kofi Kingston and his mother, Dr. Elizabeth Sarkodie Mensah, have moved to improve science education in rural areas by organizing a science fair for basic school students in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
The dubbed Atwima Science Fair, the maiden event, held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, was organized through the Kofi Kingston Library and Digital Centre in collaboration with the CLICK for Quality Education Foundation.
Students Given Tool Kits To Build Solutions
In the first round of the fair, participating students were given science tool kits to assemble practical science equipment to solve everyday life problems.
The second round saw students presenting projects based on STEM, with some schools developing scientific ways of improving animal farming, water purification, solar energy applications, flood prevention, among others.
The fair brought together eight schools drawn from four electoral areas within the Kwadaso Municipality.
The participating schools were Atwima Takyiman Presby JHS, Ohwimase Anglican JHS, Tanoso Anglican JHS A, B and C, Germain Ghanaian International JHS, and Ohwimase M/A Basic B.
Ohwimase M/A JHS Emerges Winners
In the end, Ohwimase M/A JHS won the competition with a practical project that helps students cross roads safely.
All participating schools received science tool kits, exercise books and pens, with the winners taking home a trophy.
Kofi Kingston Pledges Continued Support
Speaking to the students in a televised address, Kofi Kingston expressed joy at having the schools participate in the fair.
“I am so happy to see all these schools taking part in this science fair. This is exactly what we hoped for,” he said.
He pledged his continued support to ensuring young students are prepared for future STEM courses and careers.
Call For Practical Science Education
The Founder of CLICK for Quality Education Foundation, Dr. Elizabeth Sarkodie Mensah, emphasized the need for practical science education.
She noted that such fairs are important to ensuring students develop interest in science at the basic level.
“Science must be practical. When children touch, build and test, they begin to love science and understand how it can change their lives,” Dr. Sarkodie Mensah said.
She commended all the schools for displaying a clear understanding of science and how it can be used to solve problems.
Ghana Library Authority Commends Organizers
For his part, the Acting Director of the Ghana Library Authority in the Ashanti Region, Emmanuel Awlesi, hailed the organizers for the important event.
He said the fair will help students to solve practical problems, and called on the organizers to sustain the programme for more desirable outcomes.
“This is a laudable initiative. It teaches our children to think and to solve problems in their own communities. We must sustain it,” Mr. Awlesi said.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/ Jacob Agyenim Boateng, Kumasi.
