The event, which is observed annually on January 24, was celebrated under the theme “The Power of Youth in Co-Creating Education.”

Speaking at the ceremony, the Paramount Chief of Feyiase Akoyem and Ambassador of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation, Nana Addai Gyamera, highlighted the importance of actively involving young people in modern education.

He noted that the changing global education landscape requires youth participation to enhance skills training while preserving Ghanaian culture.

According to him, the growing influence of social media on children makes it critical to guide and inculcate positive values in them to prevent cultural erosion and hindered national development.

“The social media space exposes children to diverse influences. If we fail to guide them properly, what they absorb from social media could negatively affect our culture and development as a nation,” he said.

Nana Gyamera further observed that the nature of homework given to pupils reflects the new direction education is taking in the country.

At the ceremony, AngloGold Ashanti and Adwinsa Publications supported the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation with 15,000 approved National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) reading books to promote quality education.

The books were presented to the Ashanti Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr William Appiah Amankrah.

Addressing the gathering, the Acting Community Relations Manager of AngloGold Ashanti, Daniel Arthur Bentum, said the company’s support aligns with efforts to improve educational outcomes in the Adansi enclave.

He described the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation as a key institution whose interventions in education have yielded positive results across the country over the years.

On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of Adwinsa Publications, Mr Oppong Amponsah, announced that his outfit had donated an additional 2,500 reading books to schools in the Adansi enclave to enhance pupils’ reading skills.

He noted that reading is essential for self-expression and confidence building, stressing that limited reading ability often hinders students from expressing themselves effectively in public.

The Ashanti Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service, Dr William Appiah Amankrah, also urged teachers to create space for students to freely express their opinions during teaching and learning activities