A Two-day workshop aimed at finding solutions to the challenges confronting the girl child in her quest to access education, has been held at Amasaman, near Accra.
Funded by the World Vision Ghana, in collaboration with the Girls Education Unit of the Ghana Education Service (GES), it was attended by teachers and headteachers drawn from some basic schools in the Amasaman, Midie, Kofi Kwei, Bortianor and Ashalaja education circuits, all in the Ga West District of the Greater Accra Region.
The workshop co-ordinator, Madam Florence Baah, the District Education Co-ordinator, described as alarming the rate at which girls drop out of school due to socio-cultural and economic reasons, and stressed the need to train teachers as school-based facilitators to work to help the girls remain in school.
Madam Victoria Norgbey, Area Development Programme Manager of the World Vision, said the promotion of girls’ education was part of her outfit’s business of collaborating with public sector organisations in order to achieve the development goals of the country.
During discussions, participants acknowledged the fact that all children face challenges during their formative and school-going years but the girl faces more challenges due to some socio-cultural and economic reasons.
They called for the creation of a more conducive atmosphere in the home, school and the community at large to sustain girls in school, especially at the basic level.
Participants identified some of the challenges confronting girls as lack of encouragement from both parents and teachers, bullying as a result of girls refusal to accept love proposals from their male counterparts, harassment by some male teachers and close relatives, lack of role models in the family and community, and misconceptions regarding the education of girls due to the notion that they only end up as mothers in the home.
They suggested the formation of school clubs to bring up role models, assigning girls more responsible roles at school, the involvement of opinion leaders and creation of avenues where girls can report indecent approaches made on them by boys, male teachers and close relatives.
Facilitators at the workshop urged the participants to encourage and build confidence in girls in their various schools and communities for the good of society.
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