The National Commission for Civic Education and Miss Ghana Foundation have signed a  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further enhance civic consciousness among contestants of the Miss Ghana Beauty Pageant.

The two-year partnership will afford the NCCE another platform to promote civic education among contestants who will  serve as Civic Ambassadors for nation-building.

At an official signing ceremony in Accra, the Acting Chairperson of NCCE, Ms. Kathleen Addy was pleased about the collaboration and described the initiative as unique and was convinced the two institutions would work to promote civic values and patriotism among young women.

Ms. Addy said the NCCE among other roles will educate and sensitise contestants of the Miss Ghana Beauty Pageant on the relevance of the elements of civic education, which include civic knowledge, civic skills, and civic disposition, and educate them on the roles they play in nation-building and national development.

The Managing Director of Exclusive Events, Ms. Inna Maryam Patty, saidthe collaboration was a step in the right direction, adding that  the signing of the MOU marked the beginning of better moments for civic education and beauty pageants in Ghana.

She said, the Miss Ghana Foundation has seen the need for contestants to be educated on civic matters. She disclosed that, ‘the Miss Ghana winner in each partnership year would serve as a Brand Ambassador of NCCE and her two runners-up in each partnership year would attend mutually selected events of NCCE’.

Training sessions for the contestants started this June, 2022, and they would be examined on civic matters during the competition.

Present at the signing ceremony were the Deputy Chairman in-charge of Operations, Mr. Samuel Asare Akuamoah and Commission Secretary, Mr. Tito Voegborlo.