About 800 Primary and Junior High Schools’ in eleven districts across the Northern parts of Ghana have benefited from the Impact(Ed) International discovery learning project.

The Impact(Ed) project has also provided intensive teacher training and coaching, compelling educational videos, sustainable classroom technology, community mobilization, support education for all children, and after-school girls and boys clubs.

The initiative is to improve the quality of education in Ghana, with special emphasis on increasing girls' access to education and life opportunities.

The project which started in 2014 has been implemented by Impact(Ed) International, with support from UK Aid through the Girls’ Education Challenge and in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service.

Speaking at the Discovery Project Learning and Dissemination Event in Tamale, Director of Impact(Ed) International Ghana, Julius Agbeko said the project has made lots of impacts with the formation of about 448 girls’ clubs, 4010 community and school leaders trained whiles 4,983 teachers trained.

He also noted that 104,365 girls have also been reached in the project schools.

Mr. Agbeko said in response to the global pandemic where schools have been closed since March this year, the discovery project rolled out several activities in line with the government's Covid-19 response to meet the new requirements that will give girls a safe learning environment.

He said over 100,000 community members across projects areas were supported in the Covid-19 awareness through phone calls, virtual meetings, WhatsApp and SMS.

Mr. Agbeko added that 4,796 teachers were also provided with mobile phones, refresher training and distribution of 25, 338 learner packs to re-engage remedial learners.

Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, in a speech delivered on his behalf said government is committed to transforming and modernizing the educational system through ICT to improve the quality of education and training at all levels and also to expand access to education, training, teacher professional development, research resources and facilities.

He urged Impact(Ed) to continue to work together with parents and community leaders, education officers and teachers to improve learning outcomes and life opportunities of all children and young people in Ghana.