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Articles from Ghana

  1. Standards and working conditions 13 November 2012

    Ghana: Realising the aspiration of young teachers in unity

    One of greatest difficulties of any voluntary organisation is how to sustain the interest of its members and retain them in the organisation. It is globally recognised that in order to keep the membership of any organisation at its peak, there is the need to keep up and vary the...

    Ghana: Realising the aspiration of young teachers in unity
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 November 2012

    Building international solidarity through development cooperation among Higher Education Unions

    There is a popular Ghanaian saying, “All fingers are not equal”. Indeed, some are stronger than others, some are longer than others, and some are efficient than others. At certain times, however, they collaborate to overcome difficult challenges.

    Building international solidarity through development cooperation among Higher Education Unions
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 October 2012

    Ghana: quality education ensures bright future

    The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), one of EI’s national affiliates, has commented on an article written by Kwame Akyeampong, Senior policy analyst in the team in charge of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report.

    Ghana: quality education ensures bright future
  4. Equity and inclusion 24 September 2012

    Tom Bediako

    Jim Baker
    Tom Bediako
  5. Standards and working conditions 4 June 2012

    Ghana: Trade unions concerned about educators’ wages

    Delays in negotiating allowance categories for public sector workers in Ghana are adversely affecting the morale of teachers. That’s according to the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), an EI affiliate in Ghana. The National Executive of another EI affiliate, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has also expressed...

    Ghana: Trade unions concerned about educators’ wages
  6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 February 2012

    A giant in Ghana education and unionism: Tom Bediako

    Ghanaian education leader Tom Bediako has left his footprint on education trade unionism all over Africa, receiving many awards for his work as a teacher and trade unionist for over half a century. Aged 79, Bediako remains sharp and committed. In this interview, he doesn’t look back with nostalgia, but...

    A giant in Ghana education and unionism: Tom Bediako
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 February 2012

    EI Africa Regional Committee tackles impact of the crisis in education

    The EI Africa Regional Committee, held in Accra, Ghana, from 8-11 February, began with a one-day orientation seminar for new Committee members elected in Congo Brazzaville in December 2010. It focused on the negative impact of the economic crisis in Africa, which is undermining quality education in the region.

    EI Africa Regional Committee tackles impact of the crisis in education
  8. Equity and inclusion 1 July 2011

    Ghana: Teachers' union launches anti-child labour handbook

    The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) launched a handbook to prevent child labour in Ghana as part of the World Day Against Child Labour initiative. The book was launched on 29 June at the GNAT Hall in Accra, Ghana and featured speaker such as government officials and international union...

    Ghana: Teachers' union launches anti-child labour handbook
  9. Union renewal and development 18 June 2010

    Ghanaian union GNAT showing leadership in ECE

    While the first Education For All Goal is about improving and expanding early childhood education (ECE), not much has been done to meet the needs of young children since the EFA goals were agreed in 2000. This is to a large extent due to the fact that priority was given...

    Ghanaian union GNAT showing leadership in ECE
  10. Trade union rights are human rights 9 June 2010

    Teacher activists review the EFAIDS Programme in Ghana

    Thirty leaders and master trainers converged at the Volta GNAT Conference Centre in Ho, Ghana, on 8 June, 2010, at the launch of a three-day workshop to evaluate the EFAIDS programme in Ghana.

    Teacher activists review the EFAIDS Programme in Ghana
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 May 2010

    Report on African seminar on Early Childhood Education now available

    A report on an Early Childhood Education seminar, organized by EI in Accra last year, is now available in electronic and print form. The report is available in English and French.

    Report on African seminar on Early Childhood Education now available
  12. Trade union rights are human rights 29 March 2010

    Ghana: providing teachers with the incentive to stay teaching is key to quality education

    Ghanaian teacher unions, GNAT and TEWU, under their national EFAIDS Programme recognised that the number of teachers leaving the profession each year is a challenge to achieving Education for all in Ghana. Recognising that identifying the cause of the problem, is key to addressing the problem they sponsored a survey...

    Ghana: providing teachers with the incentive to stay teaching is key to quality education
  13. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 January 2010

    GNAT: Invest in people to achieve EFA

    “We provide a clear vision for education and society, powerful arguments for investing in people, a capacity to mobilize globally, regionally, nationally and locally, and a strategy of proposition for the well-being of our communities and nations,” said EI's President Susan Hopgood at the opening of the 50th national conference...

    GNAT: Invest in people to achieve EFA
  14. Union renewal and development 12 January 2010

    EI opens its new African regional office

    On January 7, the new EI office premises in Accra, Ghana, were formally opened by the Minister of Education for Ghana, in the presence of EI President Susan Hopgood, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen and EI Deputy General Secretary Charlie Lennon.

    EI opens its new African regional office
  15. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 October 2009

    African teachers call upon their governments to invest in early childhood education

    Representatives of EI member organisations meeting in Accra last week called upon their governments to invest in early childhood education. This call was made at a seminar organised by Education International in Accra, Ghana, from 29 -30 September.

    African teachers call upon their governments to invest in early childhood education
  16. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 September 2009

    EI to hold Early Childhood Education seminar in Accra

    EI member organisations from several African countries will converge in Accra, Ghana, for an Early Childhood Education seminar. The seminar, whose theme is, “Quality Early Childhood Education: Every Child’s Right”, will be held from 29 – 30 September and hosted by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT).

    EI to hold Early Childhood Education seminar in Accra