For Basic Education in Ghana
 Uniterra’s Ghana partners focus on educating girls, especially those from poor families living in the country’s northern region. |
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 Area: 239 thousands km2Texte Population : 21 millions Average income per person : $320 US (2003, CIDA) Average life expectancy : 58 years Literacy rate among adult men is 63 %, among adult women it is 46 % Secondary school attendance rates: 41 % for boys, 34 % for girls |
IN THE FIELD
Uniterra’s partners want to increase enrollment and retention of girls in schools, as well as make education accessible to both sexes. Their work includes actions such as lobbying to change education policies and programmes, and developing teaching materials that are more gender-friendly. PARTNER PROFILThe Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) is a lobbying NGO based in Accra that is dedicated to increasing access to basic education for all Ghanaians. To do this, GNECC’s Regional coordinators are involved in outreach to local organisations. The Coalition analyses government policies and tracks education resources available in the regions. Uniterra and the Coalition want to improve the organisation’s capacity to collate information on lobbying activities and practices at the local and regional levels, so that they can share and learn from local experiences. GNECC also wants to strengthen and broaden its networks, as well as collaborate more effectively with teaching institutions at the district, regional and national levels. 
OTHER PARTNERS IN GHANA
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ASSURER L’ÉDUCATION PRIMAIRE POUR TOUSL’école n’est pas également accessible aux garçons et aux filles dans plusieurs pays. Au Ghana, en Guinée au Niger, au Sénégal et au Vietnam, les partenaires d’Uniterra réalisent des projets pour favoriser l’acessibilité, la scolarisation et pour donner une valeur ajoutée à l’éducation par le biais de l’éducation non formelle et le soutien aux réseaux d’alphabétisation. |
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