The Minister of Schooling, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has assured learners of the Father Campbell Basis that they are going to be built-in into society after being outfitted with the required employable abilities.
“We is not going to abandon you. By apprenticeship and vocational coaching, the Ministry will assist you to grow to be unbiased and contribute meaningfully to society,” he assured the learners.
He gave the peace of mind when he visited the Basis at Weija to work together with avenue youngsters at the moment benefitting from the Ghana Schooling Outcomes Challenge (GEOP).
GEOP is a nationwide intervention geared toward reintegrating out-of-school youth into schooling and abilities growth pathways.
The Minister’s go to shaped a part of his dedication to supporting inclusive schooling and guaranteeing no youngster is left behind.
He counseled Rev Father Andrew Campbell and his crew for his or her unwavering dedication to reworking the lives of susceptible youngsters by way of schooling, shelter, and care.
Mr Iddrisu additionally pledged to offer the required instructional infrastructure to upscale the present consumption from 170 youngsters to 1000.
“Father Campbell’s selfless work is restoring dignity and giving hope to youngsters society as soon as ignored. These are the sorts of interventions that exhibit the ability of compassion mixed with construction. As a Ministry, we’re dedicated to supporting this imaginative and prescient,” hon. Iddrisu extolled.
The Basis is without doubt one of the key implementing facilities below GEOP, a results-based schooling programme supported by the World Financial institution and different growth companions.
It gives a structured studying setting for out-of-school youngsters between the ages of 15 and 18, a lot of whom have lived on the streets.
These learners endure a 6 to 9 months accelerated studying programme centered on literacy and numeracy. Upon completion, they transition into licensed competency-based abilities coaching in areas they’re enthusiastic about, serving to them construct sustainable livelihoods and rejoin society with function.
A number of of the youngsters shared emotional tales about their lives on the streets and the way the programme has given them a second likelihood.
Lots of them expressed profound gratitude to the Basis, the Ministry, and GEOP for giving them entry to schooling, shelter, and a renewed sense of function.
With assist from educated social employees, educators, and healthcare professionals, Father Campbell’s Basis gives holistic care addressing not solely the tutorial but in addition the emotional and social wants of its learners.
The Minister mentioned the Ministry was dedicated to scaling related interventions throughout the nation, guaranteeing that susceptible youngsters, no matter their background, have entry to high quality schooling and lifelong studying alternatives.
By Cliff Ekuful
