The Executive Director of STAR-GHANA Foundation, Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, has called for a collaborative approach from all stakeholders towards the promotion of girls’ education in the country.
He said the performance between boys and girls have not been the best despite efforts by the government, civil society organisations (CSOs), development partners, traditional authorities, parents, and others to improve the situation.
Mr Ibrahim-Tanko was speaking at a forum on girls’ education organized by STAR-Ghana Foundation under its Gender Rights and Empowerment Programme (G-REP). The forum which was held for stakeholders in the northern sector took place in Tamale on 2nd February 2023.
The Executive Director said there is an interplay of several causes such as poverty, traditional and religious beliefs, and practices that affect education of girls, particularly in the northern part of the country.
“So, when we talk about girls’ education, we are looking at access which has improved - enrolment has improved- we could gain gender parity. It is the retention from primary to junior high and senior high school, and the performance that is a problem.
for its effort and commitment to the development of Northern Ghana,” he said.
He said education remains the key to the development and progress of any society which also demands that premium be always paid on it.
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