My Nonprofit Reviews

My name is Gideon Anagli, a final year student of the University of Ghana Legon, studying BSc. Actuarial Science. My educational life was challenging but I never gave up. Finally, I applied for the Educational Pathways International (EPI) scholarship when I gained admission at the university and was fortunate to be selected after a couple of interviews. EPI has transformed my life in many ways since I received the scholarship award.

To begin with, EPI takes care of all my academic needs. To me, nothing can make the educational life of a student more comfortable than this. I am really grateful to EPI for this support. Furthermore, EPI is not just a scholarship scheme but a family who cares about its beneficiaries. EPI organizes seminars that teaches us lessons that are outside our classroom work. It further has a social platform created for us where we engage in interactive educative talks and discussions.

Added to that, I chose to study Actuarial Science because of my love for the study of Mathematics and its applications to solve complex problems. Studies has been great and my educational life met my expectations except when the Covid-19 pandemic set in last year. Our academic life changed completely. We resolved to online studies and writing examinations online while staying at home. To me, academic life has never been more difficult compared to this. We were being bombarded with lecture videos and slides throughout our stay at home. Timed quizzes and assignments became the order of the day. The internet data package provided by the school was not enough to undertake all the activities we were bound to take. We had to buy data to supplement what was provided. It was confusing and extremely stressful, a moment where one can easily decide to give up or defer the programme.

After the semester came to an end despite the numerous challenges that accompanied it, it was time to face being at home without any hope of resuming school. It was heartbreaking to watch the president of the Republic of Ghana on our screens extending our duration of stay at home on many occasions due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases recorded during those times. “Schools remain closed” he would say.

Despite the fact that schooling can be stressful, I missed going to school, I just knew staying at home doing nothing was not for me. I decided to take up courses online to keep me occupied. We finally resumed school after staying home for eight months. But things were never the same. My school had already made a decision to organize school in sessions. A semester was now made six weeks instead of thirteen weeks of teaching and learning in other to accommodate half of the student population in the first badge. But course contents remained the same. Some classes were organized online while some were in-person but we had to write all exams in person. This was also very challenging. One may wonder who made these decisions? Have they considered the negative impacts on student lives? Amidst all these, one thing remained certain. It was time to learn to adapt and survive.

I personally know that, in the theory of evolution, the species that survived, did not survive because of their strength but because of their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions. And so it was time to adapt to all the new conditions in other to survive again. I am adapting to these changes and I am almost done, I am left with a semester more to complete my university education.

I intend to partake in some form of community service or volunteering after school as a form of appreciation to EPI and to my country Ghana.

Gideon K. Anagli.
Final Year,
Actuarial Science.
University of Ghana (Legon).

We would all agree that for us to succeed or reach our goals in life, we need support in one way or the other. I was facing many challenges in my educational life but continued to work hard. Finally, in my tertiary education, I applied for the Educational Pathways International (EPI) scholarship and I was fortunate to be selected after a couple of interviews. EPI has transformed my life massively in many ways since I received the award.
Firstly, EPI paid my school fees, aside that paid for my accommodation on campus, feeding and needed school materials as well. To me, nothing can make the educational life of a student better than this. I am really grateful to EPI for this gargantuan support.
Furthermore, EPI is not just a scholarship donor but a family who cares about its beneficiaries by bringing us together on social media platforms and shares essential ideas with us and aside that, organize seminars and programmes that teaches us very important things that are outside our classroom work such as, C.V writing, Report writing, Public Speaking, and many more. EPI also requires us to do internships which is a great benefit to our own career and also contributes to society.
Finally, with all these supports from EPI, I am working very hard towards my future goals to become one of the world class professional actuaries. I strongly believe that with hard work, determination, never giving up spirit, with God on my side and having EPI as a family who supports me educationally, I am on the winning side.
Thank You.

Gideon Anagli
First Year
Actuarial Science
University of Ghana