On the morning of the 39th Annual General Meeting of IET-Ghana, the hall buzzed with anticipation. Engineers from all corners of the country, seasoned professionals, young graduates, and eager students filled the room.
Among them stood a young woman whose presence radiated conviction and purpose: Kuukuwa Boateng, the national representative of the University Students Chapter of IET-Ghana.
As she walked toward the podium, a quiet hush fell across the room. She was not merely a student leader; she carried with her the hopes of thousands of engineering students from campuses scattered across Ghana.
And when she began to speak, her voice echoed with the fire of a generation determined to shape the nation’s future.
Ms. Kuukuwa spoke of a student body that refused to give up, students who pushed through overcrowded lecture halls, fought for space in congested labs, and rode in trotro after trotro just to make it to class.
She described young engineers who stayed up at 2 a.m., sketching designs on the back of old lecture notes, powered by little more than dreams and determination.
To her, these students were not just learners, they were builders of tomorrow.
They were the ones who saw “no light” not as an inconvenience, but as a challenge they were destined to solve. They were the generation raised on the chorus of “Ghana is broke,” yet they rejected the idea of a future limited by the past. They dreamed of a nation where every problem was an opportunity for innovation.
When they sang “Arise! Arise! for IET,” Kuukuwa said, it was never just an anthem.
It was a promise:
A promise that they would not wait for permission to innovate.
A promise that they would use their knowledge to uplift their motherland.
A promise that one day, the world would look at Ghana and acknowledge the brilliance of its young engineers.
She looked into the crowd and spoke directly to her peers:
To the final-year student struggling with an overwhelming project, she urged them not to give up.
To the first-year student uncertain about the path ahead, she assured them the journey was worthwhile.
And to the female engineering student standing alone in a male-dominated classroom, she reminded her that she was seen, valued, and essential to the future of engineering in Ghana.
As she spoke, something powerful stirred in the room. Her words transformed the AGM from a formal gathering into a symbolic relay. She described the moment as a passing of the baton—one generation of engineers entrusting Ghana’s future to the next.
In that moment, the young engineers of Ghana stood a little taller.
With passion ringing in her voice, Kuukuwa declared:
“We are ready.
We are hungry.
We are grateful for the giants whose shoulders we stand on.
And we will not let you down.”
The hall erupted in applause.
Her story, their story, was no longer just a speech. It had become a declaration of purpose, a celebration of possibility, and a promise to carry Ghana forward on the strength of innovation, resilience, and engineering excellence.
Long live IET-Ghana.
Long live the spirit of engineering.
Long live Mother Ghana.
And with that, the next chapter of Ghana’s engineering story truly began.
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