Assisi Girls SHS launches 70th anniversary as Joyce Bawah Mogtari, stakeholders champion girl-child education
Hundreds of alumnae, traditional authorities, educators, and students converged on the campus of St. Francis of Assisi Girls’ Senior High School in Jirapa on Saturday, October 17, to mark the institution’s 67th birthday, launch its upcoming 70th anniversary celebrations, and hold its annual Speech and Prize Giving Day.
On Saturday, October 17, St. Francis of Assisi Girls’ Senior High School in Jirapa celebrated its 67th birthday, 70th anniversary, and annual Speech and Prize Giving Day. The Franciscan Old Girls Association (FOGA) hosted alumni from Ghana and Nigeria to honor decades of educational excellence and address infrastructural challenges. The event, themed "67 Years of Nurturing Leaders and Inspiring Excellence: Time to Retrace Our Steps", drew attention to overcrowding, teacher shortages, and resource deficits.
Notably, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Special Aide and Presidential Adviser to the President of Ghana, delivered the keynote address. Mogtari, who once attended the school, emphasized the importance of girls' education and shared her inspiring journey from a student to a successful lawyer and presidential adviser. President John Dramani Mahama congratulated the school, highlighting the government's dedication to improving educational opportunities for young women.
She cited Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as an example of the progress made in gender equality in Ghana.
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