The Ministry of Education has allocated an additional $117.1 million from the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) and its Second Additional Financing (AF2) initiative to scale up targeted interventions in basic schools nationwide.
According to the ministry, this allocation also includes school supplies.
The funding is expected to support a range of education-enhancing programmes, including teacher training, school grants, and performance-based incentives aimed at improving learning outcomes.
This was announced during the first meeting of the Project Oversight Committee for the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) on Tuesday, July 15.
Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, who chairs the Project Oversight Committee, emphasised the importance of effectively deploying and monitoring every intervention.
“GALOP AF2 provides an additional 117.1 million dollars to scale up targeted interventions in basic schools. We must ensure that every intervention, from teacher training and school grants to performance-based incentives, is effectively deployed and monitored.
“As a committee, our effectiveness would be measured by the clarity of our direction, the quality of our oversight, and the responsiveness of our system to on-the-ground realities,” he said.
The deputy minister added that “Our effectiveness will be measured by the clarity of our direction, the quality of our oversight, and the responsiveness of our system to on-the-ground realities,” the official added.
The project is being funded by the World Bank, the Global Partnership for Education, among others.
The meeting saw in attendance development partners, heads of implementing agencies, and members of the project oversight committee, which included the World Bank.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
