This report documents the first-ever national symposium of organizations involved in addressing girls' education in Ghana, which was held in June 2001. The symposium was organised by the Girls' Education Unit of Ghana's Ministry of Education to (1) address issues such as increasing girls' enrollment in primary school and reducing their secondary school dropout rates and (2) construct a comprehensive picture of what interventions related to advancing girls' education were being implemented and who was involved.  Organizations whose projects had a girl-child education component were invited to share their experiences.

This French language document provides an overview of the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Gender Mainstreaming Project, which was implemented in 2004-2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The document also shares lessons learned throughout the various stages of the project and concludes with a series of recommendations for the next phase of the project.

Project title: Strategies for advancing girls' education (SAGE) | Project title: Women in development technical assistance (WIDTECH)

This document presents a national vision for girls' education in Ghana and a strategic framework for achieving that vision. It also examines the gender and regional disparities in girls' education in Ghana, explains the efforts leading to the development of the girls' education vision and strategic framework, and describes the key players involved in this work.

Growth through engendering enterprise (ECOGEE) project | West Africa regional program (WARP) | Related documents: PN-ADE-162 through PN-ADE-166

This report shares the findings of an assessment of the Safe Schools Program in Ghana. The assessment team collected reports, materials, and data and conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with key informants from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, USAID and other donor agencies, NGOs, and community-level organizations (e.g. Parent Teacher Associations) to identify: (a) types of gender-based violence; (b) issues, gaps, and what works in existing programs; and (c) recommendations.

Project title: Strategies for advancing girls' education (SAGE) | Project title: Women in development technical assistance (WIDTECH)

This Code of Conduct has been drawn up to guide the teachers of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to help them achieve a high standard of competence and good behavior and to serve as a frame of reference should it becomes necessary to initiate disciplinary action against erring members. Since the Code constitutes rules for regulating the conduct of teachers both in and outside the classroom, it has been reviewed to follow modern trends to incorporate school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV). The Code includes guidelines on the appropriate response to allegations by students of SRGBV.

This document reports on a series of WAWI gender mainstreaming implementation workshops held in in May/June 2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The general objective of the Mali and Niger workshops was to reinforce the capacities of WAWI partners and their colleagues in government agencies to use gender analysis and gender-sensitive project planning and monitoring tools in their normal water and sanitation activities in ways that would foster gender-balanced participation and project sustainability. In Ghana, the basic objective was to build the capacity of partners to integrate gender concerns into all aspects of WAWI activities.

This document provides an overview of the WAWI Gender Mainstreaming Project, which was implemented in 2004-2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The document also shares lessons learned throughout the various stages of the project and concludes with a series of recommendations for the next phase of the project.

Project title: Strategies for advancing girls' education (SAGE) | Project title: Women in development technical assistance (WIDTECH)