Ghana and The Gambia have pledged to deepen bilateral cooperation on education governance and public sector reform following a high-level study visit to Accra.
A Gambian delegation, led by Basic and Secondary Education Minister Dr. Habibatou Drammeh, met with Ghanaian officials to study the country’s approach to school management, data systems, and policy implementation.
Ghana’s Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, detailed the nation’s structure of free education from kindergarten through the tertiary level.
He emphasised a renewed national focus on foundational learning, noting that early literacy and numeracy are critical to long-term academic success.
While recent state funding heavily targeted secondary schools, Ghana is now directing resources toward basic education and teacher training.
The ministry is also updating its national curriculum to incorporate modern skills, including computing, financial literacy, and collaborative learning.
During sessions with the Ghana Education Service, the Gambian delegation reviewed Ghana’s School Report Card initiative—a digital tracking system that monitors teacher attendance, student performance, and infrastructure needs.
Dr. Drammeh noted that these insights will help guide The Gambia’s own World Bank-backed public administration modernization project.
To formalise future cooperation, she proposed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable a continuous exchange of technical expertise and policy strategies between the two nations.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
