Education plays a vital role in the development of young people and society at large. It does not only help young people acquire the basic skills needed to interact with their environment and fulfill their needs and desires but it equips them with skills needed to become productive members of society. Education is the backbone to the country’s human capital development and a critical factor in the long-term productivity and growth. Given the importance of education to both the individual and the nation at large, there should be no space to accommodate low education outcomes. Unfortunately, Ghana still faces multiple barriers to quality education for all children. Wide disparities exist between the quality of education in urban schools and rural schools, between boys and girls, between rich and poor households.

Children from more affluent families are more likely to complete the highest levels of education, as compared to children from the poorest families. For example, UNICEF said 71% of children from the wealthiest homes complete the highest level of education, but only 9% of children from the poorest families achieve the same result. Together with its partners Grameen Ghana addresses the multiple challenges that confront education and youth development.

Our Education programme entails capacity building and networking of SMCs, PTAs, and Youth in Education, Education management and governance, promotion of girl child education, Teacher development, and Policy Advocacy in Education. We are particularly interested in promoting citizen led educational advocacy using credible evidence.