It was on February 14, 2019 that this writer wrote an article with a misleading title: ‘THIS IS NOT FOR RICH PEOPLE’ it said—when in fact, it was an exposition into the nation and continent’s industrialisation journeys. It proffered public/private partnerships, university/industry collaborations, the creation of research universities et...
Authorities of some Senior High Schools in the Volta Region were full of praise for the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion as their facilities were fumigated on Tuesday.
According to them, the decision to undertake the exercise was timely as most of them had to battle with bedbugs’ infestation...
Solidaridad, through its Sustainable West Africa Oil Palm Programme (SWAPP II), funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana and Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, has partnered the Ghana Skill Development Initiative project to develop a curriculum and learning materials for competency-based training in...
As Zoomlion fumigates & disinfects E/R SHSs
The Headmaster of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH), Koforidua, Eastern Region, Mr Samuel Prince Folley has revealed that bedbugs infestation in the school sometimes compels many of his students to sleep in the school’s dining hall.
He said with the high incidence...
This collaboration will help children study online and stay on top of their education
Ecobank Group ,the pan-African Bank, is leveraging its distribution and partner networks to raise awareness of literacy apps in the Google Play Store to support the education of children who are at home due to the...
Need I talk about Covid-19 and its scare on the world? No single publication can aptly encapsulate the devastating effect of Covid-19 in the world. Perhaps a good report on Covid-19 will be to zero in on individual sectors of the economy. Not to lump everything omnibus only to...
Over 9.6 million learners attending pre-primary to tertiary education in Ghana, have been affected by the unprecedented closure of schools due to Covid-19 (UNESCO, 2020).
Persons on the autism spectrum (a neurodevelopmental disorder with associated challenges of social communication, social interaction and rigidity/restrictive repetitive behaviour), have likewise been affected.
Now, educational...
…as Kumasi-based NGO joins fray
The call for private educational institutions to be included in the GH¢600million stimulus package for businesses is gathering steam, with Pastor Thomas Broni, Director, Royal Priesthood Educational Consult (ROPEC), an education-focused non-governmental organisation (NGO), adding his voice.
To him, since schools have been affected by the...
Zoomlion Ghana, contracted by the Ghana Education Service to fumigate all Senior High Schools in the country, has commenced the exercise in Ashanti Region.
The fumigation exercise started last week and is expected to benefit about 190 schools in the Ashanti Region, aimed at eliminating bedbugs and other insects in...
Child Rights International (CRI), a child-centred organisation, has called on the Ministry of Education (MoE) to consider using the continuous assessment method as an alternative to award certification or grade students who are going to write BECE and WASSCE in the absence of written examinations at the end of...