The leadership of the Aburi Presbyterian College Women’s Alumni Association (APOWA) has issued a powerful call to teachers to reflect on their roles as educators and to be diligent in all they do.
Dr Angela Affran, APOWA President, who announced this, explained that “as we mark World Teachers’ Day globally, educators need to uphold the integrity, legacy, and future of the teaching profession in Ghana and across the globe”.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday and signed by Dr Angela Affran, the President of APOWA, directly challenging contemporary Ghanaian educators to evaluate their impact, asking: “Can we boldly say if we have given off our best? Have we protected the profession and advanced its status to shape our futures?”
“As women of substance, who were trained to nurture Ghanaian children, we are proud of who the learners we served and continue to serve have become,” the statement stated.
Some of the APOWA members in a group photograph,
Dr Affran (2nd left in the front row)
“The values, ethics, and norms imbibed in us while in school have strengthened us to give back to the Ghanaian society and the world at large.”
The statement highlighted teachers as the vital “lifeline to all children, urging the current generation of educators to maintain the passion that drew them to the classroom.
Again, the association emphasized that keeping this spirit alive was essential to ensuring that when teachers eventually reach the age of 60 and retire, they can look back with pride on a lasting legacy left for the motherland.
This year’s international celebration centres on the theme, “Standing with teachers: 60 years of protecting the profession, advancing its status and shaping our futures.” APOWA is leveraging this historic 60th anniversary milestone—which mirrors the standard retirement age for workers in Ghana—as a profound moment of professional introspection.
The statement extended its warmest anniversary wishes and a happy World Teachers’ Day to all educators across Ghana and the international community.
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