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 150 communities in Ghana to ensure that students overcome these and other barriers to accessing quality education. Currently, PoP is impacting over 42,000 students in Ghana through School Builds, Teacher Support and WASH programming.
VOLTA REGION
The Volta Region is located in southeastern Ghana, to the west of the Republic of Togo and just east 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 150 schools in the Volta Region and have also provided teacher training and educational programming to many PoP schools in the region.
Awate Tornu
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With a population of around 950, this farming community is located within the North Dayi district of Ghana. Awate Tornu Primary currently serves 160 students spread throughout eight grades. The Ewe language is spoken. Students are excited for their new school, where each child will be inspired to reach his or her full potential and promise. |
Impact in Awate Tornu
At PoP, we strive toward a world in which every child can experience and benefit from quality education. Previously in Awate Tornu, grades 1 and 2 were learning under a tree as there was not enough room in the previous structure. This was a major distraction to learning, where extreme wind, heat and rain could interrupt their education.
We believe that a quality learning environment is critical to increasing student attendance, engagement and overall literacy outcomes.
PoP has partnered with the Awate Tornu community to build a new two-unit classroom block! The community is devoted to providing a valuable education to its students, and has contributed 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 Awate Tornu community ensures the sustainability of the school that it will remain a quality learning environment for generations to come.
We are thrilled celebrate the extraordinary learning that will take place there!