Invest more in literacy and TVET to lift Ghanaians out of poverty.
Engage Now Africa, a non-governmental organization, has advocated for increased investment and collaboration in literacy and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a catalyst for poverty alleviation.
According to the NGO, collaboration between the government and non-state actors would help improve people's knowledge and provide industrial and professional skills to the most vulnerable members of society.
As a result, many Ghanaians would become self-employed and socioeconomically empowered, lifting thousands out of poverty.
This was stated by Madam Cecilia Amankwah, Country Director of Engage Now Africa, at an event commemorating the 2022 International Literacy Day in Accra.
She stated that the time had come for Ghana to integrate literacy and TVET activities in order to improve people's socioeconomic status and lift them out of poverty. "It is not only literacy that will empower the vulnerable, but also skills," she said. As a result, I request that the government provide start-up capital to NGOs involved in vocational skills in order to ensure that learners who have received training will set up businesses, relieving the government of the burden of unemployment."
Mr Peter Antwi-Bosiako, Director General, TVET Commission, read a speech on behalf of the Deputy Minister of Education, John Ntim Fordjour, emphasizing the importance of partnerships in delivering literacy and TVET.
"Government alone cannot provide literacy to the Ghanaian people," he said. It calls for collaboration with the private sector to provide quality, accessible, equitable, and inclusive literacy for all." According to Mr. Fordjour.
"It highlights Engage Now Africa's contribution to adult education in Ghana." I must state that any investment in literacy will alter the dynamics for the illiterate in the current epoch of opportunity.
On this year's theme, "Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces," he stated that there is a need to build resilient infrastructure to withstand any future threats that could halt continuous learning.
The Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Mrs. Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, has called on all stakeholders in the education sector to collaborate with Engage Now Africa to expand their programs to all "villages and corners of the country."
Mrs. Ama Serwaa Nerquaye-Tetteh, Secretary General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Ghana Commission, praised Engage Now Africa's efforts to combat illiteracy in the country.
The Ga Mantse, Nii Tachie Teiko Tsuru II, stated that the NGO's work would help reduce illiteracy, promote soft skills for employment, and improve livelihoods.
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