<Li> awarding students who perform excellently in their examinations . </Li> <P> WAEC awarded seven students that performed excellently in their 2004 SSCE . According to the report, the award was in two categories: distinction and excellence category, and the amounts ranged from $250--$550 alongside certificates of honor . This aspect of the project is meant to bring in competitions among students, in other to improve education . </P> <P> The Endowment fund started giving lectures on March 1996 . Below are the lectures and the names of the speakers . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1996 - "The Role of WAEC in the Promotion of Democracy, Sustainable Development and International Cooperation in West Africa" by Prof. E.A. Boateng of Ghana . </Li> <Li> 1997 - "The Dual Mandate: Teaching and Examining" by Prof. Eldred Jones of Sierra Leone . </Li> <Li> 1998 - "Not in Our Stars" by Prof. V. Chukwuemeka Ike of Nigeria . </Li> <Li> 1999 - "And Miles to Go Before I Sleep" by Dr. Lenrie Peters of the Gambia . </Li> <Li> 2000 - "Encourage the Best, Support the Rest" by Mr. Moore T. Worrel of Liberia . </Li> <Li> 2001 - "The Language Factor in Education - Teaching, Learning and Examining" by Prof. Florence A. Dolphyne of Ghana . </Li> <Li> 2002 - "Education for National Redemption" by Prof. J.A. Ayoade of Nigeria . </Li> <Li> 2003 - "The Role and Relevance of the West African Examinations Council within the Context of the Realities and Challenges of our Times" by Dr. M.B. Joof of the Gambia . </Li> <Li> 2004 - "Developing and Strengthening a Sustainable Modern Science and Technology Human Resource Base and Culture in West Africa" by Prof. Ernest H.M. Wright . </Li> <Li> 2005 - "Taking Stock of the Remnants after the Years of the Locust" by Monsignor Dr. Robert G. Tikpor </Li> <Li> 2006 - "Quality Assurance in Public Examinations" by Prof. Ivan Addae - Mensah </Li> <Li> 2007 - "The Teacher in Leadership" by Prof. I.E. Nwana </Li> <Li> 2008 - "Enhanced Agricultural Education: An Inevitable Necessity for our Survival" by Rt. Rev. Dr. S. Tilewa Johnson </Li> <Li> 2009 - "Globalization and the Challenges for Education in a Post-Conflict Situation: A Sierra Leone Perspective" by Prof. Abdullah A. Mansaray </Li> <Li> 2010 - "The West African Examinations Council: Pan-Africanism, Gender and Development" by Dr. Evelyn S. Kandakai </Li> <Li> 2011 - "Towards Excellence in the Teaching and Learning of the Language of Science" by Prof. D.A. Akyeampong </Li> <Li> 2012 - "Nipping Educational Failure in the Bud" by Prof. Pius Augustine Ike Obanya </Li> <Li> 2013 - "Rethinking Teaching, Learning and Examining for Quality Enhancement in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Roles, Challenges and Prospects of Digital Technologies" by Prof. Mohammadou M.O. Kah </Li> <Li> 2014 - "Last to be Hired, First to be Fired: Addressing the Challenges of Teacher Management in the Provision of Quality Education in Sierra Leone" by Prof. E.J.D. Thompson </Li> <Li> 2015 - "What Are We Writing on the Slate: A Holistic Preparation of the Youth" by Hon . Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia </Li> </Ul>

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