The top 10 participants who have qualified to compete in the final stage of the 2021 edition of ‘The Literacy Challenge’ organised by Citi FM have been announced.
It was announced on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, September 6, 2021.
The 10 were drawn from the group of 50 Junior High School students who wrote a mandatory Aptitude Test at the Accra Digital Centre last Saturday, September 4, 2021.
The 10 finalists will compete in a classic quiz competition for the grand prize of GHS10,000 on Saturday, September 18, 2021.
Prior to that, a camping and mentoring session will be held for the finalists from 15th to 17th September 2021.
The Literacy Challenge is a nationwide educational campaign that promotes literacy in Ghana.
This year, interested participants wrote an essay on the topic: “As an aspiring presidential candidate, in not less than 600 words, write a convincing manifesto speech that is intended to fix the country and to bring hope in political governance.”
Thousands of entries were received by the deadline for submission, and external examiners helped to shortlist the participants to 50.
For more than two months, a team from Citi FM toured various schools as part of efforts to encourage them to participate in the 2021 edition of The Literacy Challenge.
The competition is powered by 97.3 Citi FM, with support from Citi TV.
The Literacy Challenge is sponsored by SIC Insurance and the Vodafone Ghana Foundation as part of the Kindred Partners.
