The Ghana Education Service (GES) is implementing a four-year gender-responsive pedagogy project in Ghana, with funding from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
The project aims to improve the competency of Junior High School (JHS) girls in Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Engineering (STEM) education across two regions – Central and Eastern across 10 districts, five districts in each of the two regions.
This ongoing project benefits 400 Junior High Schools, with 200 from each participating region.
Among the activities being carried out as part of the project are:
A total of 400 Junior High Schools, 200 from each participating region, are beneficiaries of this ongoing project.
Some of the activities being implemented under the project include:
• Development and printing of Math and Science Handbook and Gender Responsive Manuals for Teachers.
• Training Mathematics and Science teachers in gender-responsive pedagogy.
• Organizing Mathematics and Science Quiz Competitions at School/Circuit, District, Regional and National Levels.
• Organizing Girls’ Vacation Camp Meetings.
• Advocacy on girls’ rights issues at all levels.
• After school classes.
• School club activities.
A project steering committee meeting was held on Wednesday, 5 April 2023, chaired by the director-general, Dr Eric Nkansah, and KOICA Ghana country director, Moon Heon Kong, to assess project implementation and to consider and approve project implementation plans for the first and second quarters of 2023.
The director in charge of Schools and Instructions, the director in charge of Partnerships and Affiliations, the director of Science Education, the director in charge of Girls Education, the director in charge of Guidance and Counselling, the Eastern and Central Regional Directors, and five District Directors were also present.
GES is dedicated to promoting the study of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) from primary school through junior high and senior high school.
