Scholarship Impact: ₵2.5 Million Ghana Cedis

SAME Foundation × RixonOC Group — Educational Impact Report (Ghanaian) students sponsored in 2018

Between 2018 and 2022, the SAME Foundation in partnership with RixonOC Group, LLC under the leadership of Dr. Rixon O. Campbell provided full scholarships that enabled three Ghanaian master’s students (each a two-year full scholarship) and one Ghanaian undergraduate student (a four-year full scholarship at the University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.) to study in the United States.

Using clear, conservative assumptions about typical tuition + living costs, these scholarships removed an estimated USD $230,000 — equivalent to approximately GHS ₵2,472,500 — of direct educational expense burdens from the four families (see method and alternative scenario below). These figures are estimates based on reasonable cost assumptions and an exchange rate of 1 USD = GHS 10.75 (rate cited below). All figures and assumptions are shown so readers can judge and adapt them as needed.

Background & program description

Year of award: 2018.
Beneficiaries: 3 master’s students (each received a full two-year scholarship) and 1 undergraduate student (received a full four-year scholarship at the University of the District of Columbia UDC).
Coverage: scholarships covered full tuition and living expenses (as communicated by the Foundation; exact line-item invoices were not provided to this report).

Financial impact — assumptions and method

Because the Foundation did not provide line-by-line invoice data for each recipient, this report uses two illustrative cost scenarios to quantify the financial impact on families:

Conservative scenario (base case — used for headline numbers):

Master’s student: USD $25,000 per academic year (tuition + living/fees) × 2 years = USD $50,000 per master’s student.

Undergraduate student (UDC): USD $20,000 per academic year (tuition + living/fees) × 4 years = USD $80,000.

Higher-cost scenario (upper bound):
Master’s student: USD $40,000 per academic year × 2 = USD $80,000 per master’s student.
Undergraduate student: USD $30,000 per academic year × 4 = USD $120,000.
Note: the conversion rate is shown so local-currency impacts are clear; readers may reapply a different historical or contemporaneous rate if preferred.

Calculations & results
Conservative scenario (headline numbers)

Masters (3 students):
Per student: USD $50,000 → GHS ₵537,500.
Total for 3: USD $150,000 → GHS ₵1,612,500.

Undergraduate (1 student):
Total: USD $80,000 → GHS ₵860,000.

Program total (4 beneficiaries):
USD $230,000 → GHS ₵2,472,500.
(Arithmetic detail: USD $230,000 × 10.75 = GHS ₵2,472,500.)

Higher-cost scenario (upper bound)

Masters (3 students): USD $240,000 → GHS ₵2,580,000.
Undergraduate (1 student): USD $120,000 → GHS ₵1,290,000.
Program total: USD $360,000 → GHS ₵3,870,000.

These two scenarios provide a plausible range for the direct financial burden alleviated for the families: USD $230k – $360k (≈ GHS ₵2.47M – ₵3.87M at the cited rate).

Per-family impact (conservative scenario)

Each master’s family (3 families): USD $50,000 saved per family → GHS ₵537,500 each.

Undergraduate family (1 family): USD $80,000 saved → GHS ₵860,000.

These sums represent direct education expenses (tuition, board, fees, and living support). They do not include indirect/longer-term economic benefits such as increased lifetime earnings, remittances, or local community multiplier effects (see next section).

Broader educational & societal impacts (qualitative)

Beyond direct financial relief, these scholarships likely delivered compound, long- term benefits to students’ families and communities:

• Human capital growth: Master’s and bachelor’s degrees from U.S. institutions typically raise employability and lifetime earnings, increasing household income and resilience.
• Intergenerational impact: Educated graduates are more likely to invest in their children’s education, amplifying the effect across generations.
• Skill transfer and capacity building: Returning graduates can contribute new technical skills, management practices, and networks to Ghanaian institutions, businesses, and NGOs — strengthening local systems.
• Social mobility & community leadership: Scholarship recipients often become role models; their success can increase school completion rates and aspiration among peers.
• Remittance & investment potential: Graduates working abroad (or in higher- paying local roles) may remit funds or invest locally, supporting economic activity beyond the immediate family.

Limitations
No itemized invoices or student accounts were available for this report; therefore the financial numbers are estimates based on stated assumptions.