The Ministry of Education and UNICEF Ghana have announced the approval of a three-year Systems Capacity Grant (SCG) from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) valued at USD $2.23 million.
The grant, which will be in effect from January 2025 to December 2027, aims to strengthen Ghana’s education sector by enhancing systemic capacity, improving policy planning, and fostering sustainable educational reforms.
As the designated Grant Agent, UNICEF Ghana will work closely with the Ministry of Education to implement key initiatives.
The SCG will focus on strengthening education programs for both boys and girls at national and decentralized levels, reviewing and updating the Education Sector Medium-Term Development Plan to align with national priorities, and enhancing national capacity for crisis-sensitive and resilient education sector planning to address emerging challenges. Additionally, the grant will support the development of Education Sector Performance Reports to improve accountability and monitoring while also building district-level capacity for data collection and analysis to promote evidence-based decision-making.
Osama Makkawi Khogali, UNICEF Ghana Representative, highlighted the significance of the grant, stating, “This GPE grant will be instrumental in strengthening key areas of Ghana’s education system, including data utilization and inter-sectoral coordination. This will enable us to deliver quality education for every child.”
Source: UNICEF
