Literacy classes

 About 55,000 pupils begin literacy classes

About 55,000 out-of-school children from five regions have begun classes under the Ghana Complementary Basic Education (GCBE) programme to facilitate their enrolment into the formal education system.

(From http://www.ghanaweb.com posted on16 October 2014

The GCBE programme is a three-year initiative, which began in 2013 with sponsorship from the Department for International Development (DFID). The beneficiary regions are Northern, Upper West, Upper East, Brong Ahafo and Ashanti.

The GCBE programme, which is being implemented by 10 non-governmental organizations in the regions, seeks to give out-of-school children beyond school starting age (eight to 14) an opportunity to acquire basic literacy and numeracy skills in their mother-tongues to enable them to enroll in the formal school system.


Alhaji Hussein Abdulai Ziblim, Deputy Manager in-charge of Operations of School for Life, one of the implementing NGOS, who launched the programme at Kushibo in the Kumbungu District, on Tuesday, said community volunteers had been trained on the GCBE methodology to facilitate the programme to ensure success.

The GCBE methodology involves participatory learning approach, word formation, the use of classroom register amongst others, which enable pupils to imbibe the lessons.

Alhaji Ziblim said the classes would run for nine months (October to June) after which the pupils would be in a position to enroll in the formal school system entering between Primary Three and Primary Six, depending on their abilities.

He said School for Life would mount classes for 12,300 pupils in 492 communities in nine districts, including Kumbungu, Saboba, Mion, Zabzugu, Sagnarigu, Nanumba South and Yendi Municipality of Northern and Upper West Regions.

Alhaji Iddi Manzah Mahama, District Chief Executive for Kumbungu, whose speech was read on his behalf, called on communities to support teachers in their efforts to improve the standard of education, especially in the Northern Region.

Madam Hawa Yussif Pontomprom, Kumbungu District Director of Education, commended School for Life for its complementary roles in supporting the government to increase access to quality education.

Madam Pontomprom urged parents to prioritize the education of their children by proving them with the necessary basic facilities to enable them to concentrate on lessons taught in school.

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EDT – Africa

(Education, Development and Training)

Vision for 2014

Dear donors, supporters and volunteers,

EDT-Africa would like to show our sincere appreciation to all our donors who in various ways contributed to our continuing work in identified areas of need in Ghana.

Our heart-felt thanks to the Granbys, the Shellards (Peter, Steven and families), Purcells, Surtees, Cocque family, Grace M. and family, the Ziwus, Leung family, Lay Yen and family, Nanou and family, Auntie Grace O., Auntie Tawiah, Mr. Hammond and family, the Abiakuse family, Tanko and family, the Smith family, the Abbans ...

A shipment of toys and educational material arrived in Ghana from the United Kingdom on the 26^th of December 2013. We aim to make the items donated more useful and effective in the development and learning of children. We are putting in place new procedures where donated items (e.g. toys) would be grouped to enhance/ improve/ challenge sensory, cognitive, physical, communicative skills etc.

EDT-Africa recognises the impact of the electronic media and ICT on childhood education in the Majority world. EDT-Africa therefore aims to collect and donate more ICT based equipment. This could enable children/ teachers in the various nurseries, schools or communities to be linked/ exposed to a wider community of learning. Patrons and donors could then actually link up by social media to the various projects EDT-Africa is supporting in the various regions of Ghana.

In 2014, EDT-Africa is hoping to make in-roads into other African countries. We aim to help ailing schools turn-around into high performing schools. This could be regardless of its status or standing.

Thank you once again for helping us transform the lives of those who would otherwise have no opportunity to have quality books to read or educational/ recreational toys etc. to play and learn with.

Wishing you all the best in 2014.

God bless you.

On behalf of the EDT-Africa team,

Grace Otu-Plange.