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Top 50 Finalists For The Literacy Challenge Announced – Full List

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The top 50 students who have qualified to compete in the next stage of the 2023 edition of ‘The Literacy Challenge’ organized by Citi FM/Citi TV have been officially announced.

The announcement took place on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, August 7, 2023.

These 50 students were selected from a pool of over 1000 Junior High School students who submitted their essays for the competition.

The next phase for these top 50 students involves a mandatory Aptitude Test, which will be held at the Accra Digital Centre on Saturday, August 12, at 12:00 pm.

After the Aptitude Test, the list will be reduced to 10 participants.

In the final stage, the top 10 remaining contestants will engage in a classic quiz competition, vying for the grand prize of GH¢10,000.

To participate in the challenge, students were required to craft a captivating story, with a minimum length of 600 words, concluding with the statement: “The happiest people do not have the best of everything; they make the best of everything they have.”

The competition received an overwhelming response, with thousands of entries submitted by the deadline.

The judging process involved the evaluation of the scripts by external examiners to ensure a fair and objective selection of the best 50 participants who displayed exceptional writing and storytelling skills.

 

 

 

 

 

About The Literacy Challenge

‘The Literacy Challenge’ identifies and rewards the most outstanding JHS students in the country after a series of rigorous tests.

For the 2023 edition, interested students were required to craft a captivating story, with a minimum length of 600 words, concluding with the statement: “The happiest people do not have the best of everything; they make the best of everything they have.”

As an initiative of Citi 97.3 FM, The Literacy Challenge is a nationwide campaign that promotes literacy in Ghana.

The contest, which spans a three-month period, targets Junior High School students (JHS) in Ghana.

It is run on three levels. Level one has to do with the students writing an essay on the stated topic.

Level Two – Aptitude Test: At this level, the top 50 contestants from across Ghana will take part in a general knowledge aptitude test to make it to the next round. The number will be reduced to 10.

Level Three – Quiz Competition: At this level, the top 10 contestants shall compete for the grand prize of GHS10,000 in a classic quiz competition.

For more information, call 0205973973.

The Literacy Challenge 2023 is powered by Citi TV, supported by 97.3 Citi FM and is sponsored by the Ghana National Gas Company, Webie Crunchy Biscuits by M4 Foods, SIC Insurance PLC, Prospectus Ghana Ltd., Dext Technology, Alife Soap and Fortune Rice.

 

 

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