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STAAR
LEADERS SANKOFA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
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Visually and symbolically, "Sankofa" is expressed as a mythic bird that
flies forward while looking backward with an egg (symbolizing the future) in its
mouth.
SANKOFA is expressed in the Akan language as "se wo were fi na wosan
kofa a yenkyi."
Literally translated, it means "it is not taboo to go
back and fetch what you forgot".
"Sankofa" teaches us that we must go back to our roots
in order to move forward. That is, we should reach back and gather the best of
what our past has to teach us, so that we can achieve our full potential as we
move forward. Whatever we have lost, forgotten, forgone or been stripped of, can
be reclaimed, revived, preserved and perpetuated.
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W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center
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The Sankofa Scholarship Award is designed to help mature citizens twenty-one
(21) years or older who intend to attend an accredited Trade or Technical
Institution to further their career.
Funds for this scholarship are generated from membership dues, donations, as
well as fundraising activities.
As the Sankofa symbols signifies, STAAR Leaders firmly believe that it is
never too late to go back in your past and retrieve what is good and bring it
into the present in order to make positive progress.
If college is not in your future but can use some help learning a trade, this
is designed for you. Use the STAAR
Leaders
scholarship application form
to apply.
Sankofa Scholarship Recipients
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