Upper east: Mr Donatus Akamugri Atanga, the Upper East Regional Minister, has announced that the region has secured 94 projects under the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Emergency Intervention Programme, to address critical educational infrastructure deficits in the Region. The intervention programme was aimed to mitigate challenges associated with the double-track system and facilitate its abolishment.
According to Ghana News Agency, the intervention programme covered 17 Senior High Schools (SHSs), two Kindergartens, 10 Junior High Schools (JHSs), and 13 Primary Schools. The Minister at a press soiree organised by the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), said the key beneficiary institutions included the Gambibgo SHS scheduled to benefit from seven projects comprising a dining hall, dormitories, a Science Laboratory and staff bungalows.
He said the Sherigu SHS would also benefit from 11 projects including an administrative block, dormitories, classroom blocks, toilet facilities, and bungalows, while the Pusiga and Kajarga SHSs would benefit from six and four projects respectively. Others include Azeem-Namoa SHS with three projects, Zamse SHS, Navrongo SHS with two projects, Sandema SHS with three projects, Azantilow SHTS with three projects, Bawku SHS also with three projects, Yameriga E-Block and the Bolgatanga Central Technical Institute (BCTI) to benefit from a six-unit technical workshop.
For basic schools, Mr Atanga said the Mognori, Bachonsa, and Nyorkokor JHS respectively, as well as the Tambalug Primary School, and Zamsa Kindergarten, would all benefit from the intervention programme. He said beyond infrastructure, the government recognised that quality education encompassed moral upbringing, discipline, and character development, and 'In this regard, we have restored the three-term academic calendar, strengthened Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs), and reviewed the national curriculum in line with our reset agenda.'
'These reforms are intended to enhance teaching and learning outcomes, deepen stakeholder engagement, and ensure that education remains relevant to national development priorities,' he said. Mr Atanga added that over 666,000 sanitary pads were distributed to girls in basic and second-cycle schools to boost attendance and promote gender equity, adding that the government had rolled out the B-STEM programme to 194 schools across all 15 Districts, and fully implemented the standards-based curriculum in all 35 public SHSs to strengthen skills-based learning.
Mr Atanga said together, these interventions underscored the government's commitment to expanding access to quality education, improving learning environments, and delivering holistic education across the Region.