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Congregation applauds class 2 pupil for reading the Bible

At age 14, Wonder re-entered school after dropping out. Because of his age, the teachers chose to register him in class 2, but had to change this decision. Wonder could not read. Story
Eugene shows colleagues way to form reading habit

Eugene Malley, a 12-year-old grade six pupil previously attended school in a community where he regularly bought the Community Voice, a local newspaper. After a few months in his new school, Eugene realized he was missing the paper. Story
Daborin community realizes dream for a formal school

Daborin's commitment to give its out-of-school children the opportunity to re-enter formal school led to the founding of a school in the community. Story
Sara helps youth to confront issues

Esi is a teenager attending school in Ghana. She faces many challenges as she struggles to complete her basic education. She feels shy asking or answering questions in class, and she is exposed to sexual exploitation by peers and adult males which could result in pregnancy and/or HIV infection. Many Ghanaian girls like Esi face similar problems that affect their school performance and sometimes stop them from completing basic education. Story
 
“Lazy teachers’ school” becomes a model in Ghana’s second largest city

Kentikrono is a deprived urban community in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city. Its only public primary school, Kentikrono Metropolitan Authority Primary, enrolled only 215 pupils in 1999. The pupils could not correctly express themselves in English. Teachers neither prepared detailed lesson plans for effective presentation of lessons nor used teaching and learning materials. Community-teacher relations were so poor that parents openly called the school “lazy teachers’ school”. Story
Wow! QUIPS has done it for me
I have every reason to be full of joy, for Quality Improvement in Primary Schools (QUIPS) has really made me great. Never did I dream that I would ever receive a “Best Teacher” award - not even at the district, let alone the national level. Story
USAID program improves school performance in Kanga
Kanga Local Authority Primary School in Ghana's Northern Region is one of the many schools that have benefited immensely from USAID's Quality Improvement in Primary Schools (QUIPS) program. Before the selection of the school in the 2000/2001 school year for the program, the school's performance was very poor. The pupils' mastery was so low that teaching English language in the upper primary was difficult. Story
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Last Updated on: September 23, 2009
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