Repatriation of Ghanaian Students Trapped in Ukraine War

*Wɔatwerɛ nsɛm wei wɔ *'Asante Twi*' mu*

Russia asraafo a wɔtow hyɛɛ Ukraine so wɔ February 2022 mu no maa nnipa pii nyaa ahohiahia kɛse, na nnipa ɔpepem pii, a amanaman ntam adesuafo mpempem pii ka ho, tu fii wɔn afie mu. Ghanafo sukuufo, a na wɔyɛ Afrikafo amanfo sukuufo a wɔwɔ Ukraine no fa kɛse no ara - titire wɔ nnuruyɛ ne mfiridwuma mu - ka wɔn a asɛm no kaa wɔn no ho. Ɔko no maa wɔn adesua no mu yɛɛ basaa prɛko pɛ, na ɛde wɔn nkwa too asiane kɛse mu, na Ghana Aban, a ɔmanfo ne amanaman ntam adwumayɛfo taa wɔn akyi no yɛɛ ntɛm de wɔn kɔɔ wɔn kurom.

## Ghana adesuafoɔ a wɔwɔ Ukraine ho nsɛm
Ansa na ɔko no reba no, na Ukraine yɛ baabi a Ghanafo a wɔresua ade no pii kɔ, esiane sɛ na sukuu ho ka nyɛ den, na na nhomasua a ɛwɔ hɔ no yɛ papa (titiriw wɔ aduruyɛ mu), na na wɔnni mmara a ɛfa akwantu ho so. Sɛnea Ukraine Nhomasua ne Nyansahu Dwumadibea kyerɛ no, na Ghanafo sukuufo bɛboro 1,000 na wɔresua ade wɔ Ukraine bere a ɔko no fii ase no.

## Ɔhaw no mfitiaseɛ ne sɛdeɛ wɔsɔɔ ano ntɛm
Berɛ a Russia asraafoɔ tow hyɛɛ Ukraine so wɔ February 24, 2022 no, Ghana sukuufoɔ pii traa nkuro akɛseɛ te sɛ Kyiv, Kharkiv, ne Sumy, a ankyɛ koraa na ɛdan ntɔkwa. National Union of Ghana Students in Ukraine (NUGS-Ukraine) bɔɔ mmirika kɔɔ Ghana aban no hɔ sɛ wɔmmoa wɔn mma wɔnkɔ.

Ghana Amanaman Ntam Nsɛm So Asoɛe ne Ɔman Ntam Nkabom Asoɛe no yɛɛ wɔn ade wɔ asɛm no ho, na wɔhyɛɛ wɔn nkitahodi nhyehyɛe a ɛyɛ hu denam wɔn nsrahwɛ adwuma a wɔyɛ wɔ Switzerland ne wɔn adwumayɛbea a ɛwɔ Ukraine no so. Asɛnka no tuu sukuufo fo sɛ wɔnkɔ Ukraine atɔe fam hye so na wɔne aman a ɛbɛn wɔn te sɛ Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, ne Romania yɛɛ nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛbɛma wɔn ho atɔ wɔn.

## Wɔreboa wɔn ano ama wɔaba wɔn asase so
Wɔ Ɔgyefoɔ bosome no awieeɛ ne Ɔbɛnem bosome no mu wɔ afe 2022 ntam no, Ghana yii sukuufoɔ pii firii Ukraine. Adesuakuo a edi kan a Ghana asukuufoɔ 17 na wɔwom no, wɔbaa Kotoka International Airport wɔ Ɔbɛnem 1, 2022, a na wɔnam wimhyɛn a efi Romania so. Ɛduru Ɔbɛnem bosome da ɛtɔ so 4 no, na kuo mminu na ɛbae, na ama nnipa a wɔasan aba no dodoɔ adu 41.

Nnipa bɛboro 249 a wɔyɛ Ghanafoɔ, a wɔn mu dodow no ara yɛ sukuufoɔ, na wɔyii wɔn firii Ukraine ne aman a ɛbɛn hɔ no mu de wɔn kɔɔ wɔn man mu wɔ June 2022 mu. Saa mmɔdenbɔ yi nam Europe aban, International Organization for Migration (IOM), ne Ghana diplomatic corps ayɔnkofa so na ɛbae.

## Ɔhaw a Ghana sukuufoɔ no hyiaeɛ
Ghana sukuufo no hyiaa nsɛnnennen pii wɔ ɔhaw no mu. Eyinom mu bi ne:

Ɔtan hunu a wɔde yɛ wɔn wɔ baabi a wɔtwaa hye no: Amanneɛbɔ pii ada no adi sɛ wɔmpɛ sɛ Afrikafo sukuufo kɔ keteke ne bɔs mu, na wɔmpɛ sɛ wɔkɔ baabi a wɔtwaa hye no.

Kasa mu akwanside ne nsɛm a wonnya nhui: Ná ɛyɛ den ma sukuufo no sɛ wɔbɛbɔ nkɔmmɔ na wɔahu akwan a wɔnam so atu afi wɔn afie mu, titiriw wɔ Ukraine apuei fam.

Adwenemyare mu yawdi: Ɔko mu adwennwen, ahokyere, ne nnipa mu nyiyim ho osuahunu ahodoɔ no nyaa adwenemyare mu nkɛntɛnsoɔ wɔ sukuufoɔ bebree so.

## Adesua a Wɔsan De Hyɛ Nnipa Mu ne Nkyerɛkyerɛ a Ɛkɔ So
Berɛ a wɔsan de wɔn baa wɔn man mu no, Ghana aban no hyehyɛɛ boayikuo bi a Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare bɛhwehwɛ akwan a wɔbɛfa so asan akɔ ɔman foforɔ mu, titire wɔn a wɔatu wɔn ho afi ayaresa ne mfidie adesua mu no (Adesua Som Adwuma, 2022). Aban sukuupɔn ahodoɔ bi a ɛwɔ Ghana no de sukuu mu nhwehwεmu maa sukuufoɔ a wɔsan ba, berɛ a wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbenya sukuu mu nhyεsoɔ kwan wɔ aman te sε Hungary ne Bulgaria.

Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Ghana Medical and Dental Council, ne wɔn a wɔn ani gye ho, yɛɛ adwuma sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ akyerɛw krataa no mu na ama adesua no akɔ so. Bio nso, ankorankoro nhyehyɛe, te sɛ nea MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa dii anim no, boaa sukuufo a wɔsan baa wɔn man mu no ma wɔyɛɛ internship ne bere tiaa mu adwuma wɔ ayaresabea.

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