At Odumase-Krobo in the Eastern Region, a programme to educate females from three districts in three regions has been begun to assist the government in its digital push.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Prada, an Italian fashion house and participant in the UNESCO Global Education Coalition, have teamed together on the UNESCO-Prada Technology-Enabled Girls Education Initiative.
The International Child Development Programme (ICDP), Ghana, and Child Online Africa are the partners in charge of carrying out the project.
One of several interventions that UNESCO and its partners in Ghana are carrying out is the project that will help the Biakoye District in the Oti Region, the Atwima Kwawoma District in the Ashanti Region, and the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region.
When fully implemented, the project will, among other things, increase girls' access to locally relevant learning and development resources using technology, improve girls' school attendance and learning outcomes through digital skills and technology, girls' continuity of learning and safe return to schools, and expand locally driven girl and youth-led initiatives in favour of girls' education through advocacy and other community-driven initiatives.
At least 70% of pregnant primary and junior high school girls in the project districts and municipality are anticipated to return to their studies after giving birth. Additionally, 600 junior high school girls in the project schools will receive digital skills training, and 30 teachers in the project's implementation areas will also receive this training.
Launch
Abdourahamane Diallo, the UNESCO representative in Ghana, stated in his speech at the initiative's introduction that the project was special to UNESCO because it focused on one of the organization's key goals, gender equality, which is a priority internationally.
Despite tremendous worldwide advances towards gender equality, he said that many nations, including Ghana, still had large discrepancies in the field of education.
Women's equality
He praised Ghana's outstanding achievements in expanding access to basic education, which led to the attainment of gender parity at the primary and JHS levels.
In her introductory remarks, Gifty Asiedu, the head of the Ghana Education Service's girls education unit, emphasised the significance of female education for the growth of the country.
Stigmatisation
She emphasised the need for full support of the re-entry policy, which gives pregnant girls the chance to attend school and return after giving birth.
Joyce Larnyo, the country director of ICDP-Ghana, emphasised the value of integrating community stakeholders, particularly queenmothers, in spreading the word to locals. She emphasised that accomplishing the project's goals required the dedication and cooperation of all participants in development.
Awo Aidam-Amenya, Executive Director of Child Online Africa, on her part, recommended kids to utilise their communication devices and the Internet wisely by utilising their wealth of educational apps on multiple platforms.
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