Why Ghana?
While Ghana has experienced unprecedented growth and development over the past few years (IFAD report; African Development Bank), the country still faces many challenges, especially when it comes to access to education.
In Ghana, 17% of primary school age children are not enrolled in school and of those who are in school, 28% will drop out before completing primary school (UNESCO, 2018). Additionally, over 14% of the Ghanaian population is illiterate (UNESCO, 2018).
PoP works with over 160 communities in Ghana to ensure that students overcome these and other barriers to accessing quality education. Currently, PoP is impacting over 361,000 community members in Ghana through School Builds, Teacher Support and WASH programming.
EASTERN REGION
The Eastern Region is located in southeastern Ghana, to the west of the Republic of Togo and just west of Lake Volta. In many of our partner communities in the region, PoP couples school builds with literacy programming in order to create sustainable change.
To date, we’ve built over 15 schools in the Eastern Region and have also provided teacher training and educational programming to many PoP schools in the region.
Akwamufie
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With a population of around 7,000, this community is located within the Asuogyaman district of Ghana. There are currently 258 students in the Akwamufie Presbyterian Basic School. The Twi language is spoken here. Students are eagerly awaiting their new school, where each child will be inspired to reach their full potential and promise. |
Bozoma’s Impact in Akwamufie
At PoP, we strive toward a world in which every child can experience and benefit from quality education. Currently in Akwamufie, students are learning in structures with and cracked walls and floors that pose health and safety risks. We believe that a quality learning environment is critical to increasing student attendance, engagement and overall literacy outcomes. In the current structure students are easily distracted and are exposed to the elements. These conditions clearly pose a hazard to student safety and well-being, as well as to engagement and learning. A school build is only the start of a transformative education experience, and we are excited to begin our impact. In the coming months, PoP will be partnering with the Akwamufie community to build a new three-unit classroom block! The community is devoted to providing a valuable education to its students, and will contribute 20 percent of the resources and labor required for construction. We establish partnerships with communities who are deeply committed to their children’s education. The support of the Akwamufie community ensures the sustainability of the school that it will remain a quality learning environment for generations to come. Upon completion we will come together to inaugurate the new school and celebrate the extraordinary learning that will take place there!
