Brilliant girl needs help
Dire financial circumstances has forced a promising student to search for a job for survival instead of pursuing tertiary education.
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Miss Belinda Appiah, 20, was being interviewed for a cleaning job in Kumasi when The Mirror bumped into her.
She was among seven other young ladies who had been shortlisted for the job in one of the prominent companies in Kumasi last month.
However, her grades at the 2013 West African Senior School Examination (WASSCE) completely ruled her out as the odd candidate for that job.
When The Mirror scanned through her results slip, Belinda, who completed Amaniampong Senior High School (SHS) two years ago, scored A1 in Social Studies, A 1 in Core Mathematics, A 1 in Chemistry and A 1 in Management in Living. She had B2 in English Language, B2 in Integrated Science, B3 in Food and Nutrition and C6 in General Knowledge in Art.
When asked why she was seeking employment instead of upgrading her knowledge in a tertiary institution for a better job in the future, she smiled wryly, indicating that all was not well.
When pressed further to answer the question, she said her father died after she completed SHS in 2013, and her mother who resided at Nkoranza, a Kumasi suburb, had no means of sponsoring her education at the tertiary level.
According to Belinda, she was enthused about the nursing profession, and was certain she would have gained admission if she had applied, “ but I knew I would not secure sponsorship from anyone if I gained admission so I did not bother to buy any form”.
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The third born of four other siblings, Belinda was employed as a teacher in a private school in her suburb after graduating from the SHS, but it was the meagre salary that forced her to apply for the cleaning job.
When questioned if she would pursue the nursing programme if someone sponsored her, she smiled and said she would appreciate it so much.