The District Change Leadership Programme, a pilot initiative to strengthen the leadership skills of 70 education leaders in selected Ghanaian districts and municipalities, has been completed in Kumasi.
The intended participants—Change Leaders—were given the knowledge, tactics, and leadership abilities they needed to create thriving learning environments for kids over a series of residential learning summits.
Change Leaders in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District and the Builsa North Municipality benefited from this pilot programme from January to March 2023.
Lambussie, Akuapem South, and Bosome Freho were the first three districts to gain in 2022.
A network of educators and individuals are being targeted through the District Change Leadership Programme as part of the transformative agenda to enable enhancements to the educational system. The Jacob's Foundation, a charitable organisation that invests in education to enhance children's development, provided the funding. The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ghana funded the design and delivery of the curriculum by the international education consultant White Loop.
UNICEF
Participants in Kumasi heard from Mr. Tillmann L. Guenther, the Education Specialist for UNICEF Ghana, who stressed the importance of the programme in helping kids learn to read and write.
He said that the initiative aligns with the Education Sector Plan (ESP) 2018–2030 of the Ministry of Education to support high-quality education and learning.
"To achieve this, a holistic strategy is required, as well as greater interventions and assistance from various sectors, such as involvement of aid, child protection, social welfare, work of district officers and many ministries," he continued.
According to Mr. Guenther, the Change Leaders are essential players in the creation of Communities of Excellence because they will enhance student achievement at the district level and exert influence for good.
According to Mr. Guenther, the initiative was a reflection of UNICEF Ghana's educational sector programming and the agency's dedication to ensuring that kids have the resources they needed to succeed in school.
Facilitators
Madam Jennifer Agyeman, a co-lead facilitator for White Loop in Ghana, said that the training will enhance the country's educational system and promote a culture of diversity across communities.
In order to give participants leadership and cooperation skills as well as other tools to help them be more influential, she added, "we have come together via teamwork."
In order to shift behaviours and strengthen collaboration, learning included questioning presumptions inside communities.
The dedication of the Change Leaders to utilise the programme to study and comprehend how to interact, manage tasks, and take care of themselves motivated Madam Agyeman.
Ama Duncan, a different Co-Lead Facilitator for White Loop and the founder of the Kumasi-based NGO The Beautiful Woman Network, stated that the goal of the programme was to improve participants' education and develop their skills while introducing them to other members of the ecosystem.
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