Cause for Celebration: WASSCE Examinations 2025

The news that reached us from Ghana at the beginning of March gave us every reason to celebrate — and fills us with great pride. After several months of grading, the West African Examinations Council finally released the results of last year’s final examinations. Our students from the Tiehisuma School achieved truly impressive results.

In all four subjects — English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies — more than 90% of the exams were passed. In addition, more than two thirds of the participants achieved grades of C6 or better (roughly comparable to a grade of 3 in the German system), qualifying them for direct admission to tertiary educational institutions. One student even achieved the top grade, A.

These results alone are remarkable. However, considering the often difficult backgrounds of many of our students — many had previously dropped out of school or had already failed these examinations once before — it becomes even clearer how much determination they invested in making the most of this second chance.

We are incredibly proud of what they have accomplished. At the same time, these results show that the continuous development of our program is paying off. For the first time, educational videos were integrated into classroom teaching, and the students responded very positively to this approach. It clearly contributed to their success, and we hope to expand this concept further in the future.

These achievements would not have been possible without the support of our donors. Registration for the final examinations involves considerable fees. We therefore extend our special thanks to the “Kinderhilfswerk” of the Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Gymnasium as well as the Danubius Foundation.

We would also like to sincerely thank all our other supporters. Your contributions create opportunities for young people in Saguli to pursue new educational paths — and with them, real prospects for the future.

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A New Beginning: Start of the 2026 School Year

A new school year has begun in Saguli — and it brings several important developments with it. For the first time since the founding of our remedial class program, two classes are being taught in parallel this year. This allows us to reach even more students and give them the opportunity to obtain a secondary school graduation.

This important step has been made possible by the expansion of our infrastructure last year, during which the school building was extended with an additional classroom and a library.

At the same time, we remain committed to our proven hybrid teaching model, which combines digital learning through educational videos with traditional classroom teaching and has already proven highly effective in recent years.

Interest in the program is high: a total of 64 students have enrolled this year. They are being taught by two trained teachers in the subjects of English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, and are being specifically prepared for the WASSCE final examinations.

With the beginning of the new school year, we are also turning our attention to another important project: our library is expected to become operational very soon. It will provide students with access to urgently needed textbooks while also offering a quiet place to study — something that is hardly possible for many of them at home.

To bring the library to life, we continue to rely on support. Donations help us purchase the necessary books and sustainably improve local learning conditions.

We are very happy about the successful start to the new school year — and look forward to continuing to support our students on their educational journey.

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