University of Sussex: Brilliant Lady Gets Chevening Scholarship for Her Master’s Degree in UK

• A determined Black lady named Latoya Charles Williams has become a Chevening scholarship recipient for her master's degree
• Latoya will study a Master of Arts in Gender and Development programme at the University of Sussex in the UK
• She celebrated the accomplishment in a Facebook post, where netizens posted several congratulations

A driven young lady, Latoya Charles Williams, has received a Chevening scholarship for her master's degree at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.

She will pursue a Master of Arts in Gender and Development degree at the prestigious university, which ranks number one in the world for Development Studies, she said.

Latoya expresses gratitude

In a Facebook post, she thanked the Chevening Awards (FCDO) and the UK in Barbados and Eastern Caribbean for entrusting her with the opportunity to be a scholar and carry the global mission of gender equality and the advancement of women's rights forward.

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''... I have been #ChosenForChevening for the academic year 2023/2024 ... As I stand on the precipice of this incredible journey, reflecting on how far I've come is humbling. Never in my wildest dreams could I have envisioned myself as one of these aspiring leaders. Yet, here I am,'' portions of her post said.

Read her full post here.

Reactions to Latoya's accomplishment

Like Latoya, many of her online friends and loved ones celebrated her achievement.

Lili Hunte commented:

Congratulations darling!

Eutilla Smith posted:

Congratulations hunny!

Nai Marius commented:

Talk to my baby, nice. Keep breaking those ceilings!

Quint Augustin posted:

Proud of you! Congratulations!

Lauraine Edwin Reneau reacted:

Congratulations, my darling.

Antonio Deterville reacted:

Congratulations!

Sherise John said:

Congratulations, hun.

Aisha Burke commented:

Congratulations.

Randall Theodule said:

Forever proud, Latoya! Keep striving for the best, babe.

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Joshua Floyd Benn posted:

Congratulations, fellow Scholar!

Jacqueline Michelle Massiah-Simeon commented:

Congratulations.

Kelvin Adams said:

Congratulations! Awesome. Keep rising.

Charity Giyava posted:

Congratulations!

Kerby George reacted:

Congratulations.

Jamicia Mc Calman commented:

Congratulations, Latoya.

Sarahline Modeste commented:

Congrats, Hun!

C Rowena King said:

Congratulations.

Carlos Cuinica commented:

Wauuuu, congratulation buddy. All the best. Welcome to the Chevening family.

Desmond Kockio Ochilien commented:

Congrats, I'm proud of you.

Sarah Hyppolite posted:

Congratulations princess! God's richest blessings as you soar.

Congratulations, my love.

Kay Zann commented:

GO QUEEN! Congratulations.

Kassy Eugene commented:

That's awesome! Congratulations!

Nigerian boy with multiple scholarship offers

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported a Nigerian boy, Achunike Okafor, was honoured by Science Park High School in Newark, New Jersey, for his extraordinary performance.

Okafor received an International Baccalaureate diploma with a record-shattering 4.625 grade point average. He got many scholarship offers.

15-year-old passed WAEC and SAT

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Similarly, a 15-year-old Nigerian, Nnamdi Ugochukwu Obiadigwo, from Anambra, passed his 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) with flying colours.

It was gathered that the boy got A1 in all his nine subjects, including further mathematics, English language, and mathematics.

Source: YEN.com.gh