An educational support initiative has been set up by well-meaning residents and kins of the three regions of Northern territory of the country to fund the education of the brilliant but needy students.

The ‘Token Fund Initiative for Excellence’ initiative in a bid to sponsor such brilliant young people has donated GHc 2,000 in support of the university education of the best female contestant during the 2017 National Science and Maths Quiz competition, Zuweira Baba Mohammed.

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The contributors of the fund have also made plans to secure Zuweira a laptop to aid in her academic work in school.

This new fund will provide much needed financial support for people who live in the north and have the ability to achieve excellence in education.

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Zuweira led her school Tamale Senior High School and lost by a single point to University Practice SHS in one of the most intriguing quizzes of the competition and was crowned the best female contestant at the end.