Determined Mother of 7 Children Enrols Herself in Secondary School, Wants to Get Education by All Means

• A Ghanaian mother, Rita Offin, has gained admission to Christ The King Senior High School, CKC, at Obuasi to further her education
• The mom of seven children is pursuing further studies in the same town she attended junior high school
• At age 57, Rita enrolled in class four at the Independence School Brahabebome and was ridiculed

At 64, a Ghanaian mother of seven children, Rita Offin, has gained admission to Christ The King Senior High School (CKC) at Obuasi to further her education.

Rita, at 57, enrolled in class four at the Independence School Brahabebome in Obuasi, where she faced mockery.

Despite the stereotype of ageism, she was determined to further her education. Rita never gave up.

Per a report by Adomonline.com, the sexagenarian sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination in 2021.

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Rita took action to overcome the challenges she experienced with business due to her inability to read and write. She understands that gaining a formal education is one of the tools she requires.

Her resilience has pleased many, including the assistant headmaster in charge of administration at Christ The King Senior High School, James Kwaku Brefo.

She told Adom Online that she is unashamed to be in the same class with children.

Watch her video below:

Old man goes back to school

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that an 89-year-old man, Manfred Steiner, achieved his long-life dream of getting a doctorate degree after working at it for years.

The physicist finally defended his dissertation at Brown University in Providence. Another thing that makes his achievement worthwhile was that he had to deal with serious health challenges along the way.

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On Wednesday, November 24, the man said that achieving the PhD was the most satisfying point in his life.

Woman fulfils academic dream

In other news, a 40-year-old woman has wowed Mzansi with her educational journey. Sthembile Mngwengwe worked as a cleaner at the University of KwaZulu-Natal for a massive 14 years.

She has now graduated from the same facility with a Degree in Social Sciences. Her story was initially shared on social media by Kasi Economy.

Inspired by her determination, Briefly News reshared her work to Facebook and received an outstanding response from inspired South Africans.

Source: Legit.ng