USAID LAUNCHES PAGE PROJECT IN TAMALE
The United States Agency for International Development’s funded education project code named “Partnership for Accountable Governance in Education Project” for the three northern regions has been launched in Tamale.
The three years project which will be implemented in 46 districts across Ghana among other interventions seek to improve student achievement through strengthened educational governance and supervision.
Mr. George Appiah, Deputy Chief of party at the launch explained that the project is designed to support the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to achieve the policy goals and objectives of the Education Strategic Plan and it will be facilitated by Care International.
For the start, Mr. George Appiah announced that the USAID is making available a package of 241 motorbikes for distribution and each of the beneficiary districts are expected to receive at least five motorbikes each.
He said one of the many guiding principles of the project is to institutionalize accountability for results among stakeholders in education at all levels.
Hon. Sam Nasaamu Asabigi, Deputy Northern Regional commended the USAID for the initiative and concluded that it will improve the standard of education in the three northern regions.
He regretted that the northern regions have over the years recorded low grades at the Basic Education Certificate Examination level and in his estimation the PAGE project could make a difference.
The Partnership for Accountable Governance in Education is a USAID funded programme that started on June 1, 2010 and its activities are expected to support two out of Ghana’s four Education Strategic Plan objectives as laid in the Medium Term Development plan objectives for the education sector.
Participants at the launch included Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, Regional and District Directors of Education and other stakeholders in education operating in the three regions of the north.
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