The Ministry of Education has allocated an additional $117.1 million from the Ghana Accountability for learning outcomes (GALOP) and its second additional funding (AF2) project initiative to scale up targeted interventions in basic schools across the country.

The funding is expected to support a range of education-enhancing programmes, including teacher training, school grants, and performance-based incentives aimed at improving learning outcomes.

This was made known during the First meeting of the project oversight committee for the Ghana Accountability for learning outcomes project (GALOP) on Tuesday, July 15.

In a speech delivered on behalf of the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu,  who chairs the Project Oversight Committee, he emphasised the importance of deploying and monitoring every intervention effectively.

“GALOP AF2 provides an additional 117.1 million dollars to scale up targeted interventions in basic schools. We must ensure that every intervention from teacher training and school grants to performance-based incentives is effectively deployed and monitored.

Haruna Iddrisu

“As a committee, our effectiveness would be measured by the clarity of our direction, the quality of our oversight, and the responsiveness of our system to on-the-ground realities,” he stated.

The project has been funded by the World Bank, the Global Partnership for Education, among others. The meeting saw in attendance development partners, heads of implementing agencies, and members of the project oversight committee, which included the World Bank.

The Ministry also underscored the critical role of oversight and responsiveness in the implementation process. “Our effectiveness will be measured by the clarity of our direction, the quality of our oversight, and the responsiveness of our system to on-the-ground realities,” the official added.By:Kennedy Odame Twumasi