EROP works with parents, children, teachers and government education staff to identify the key causes of low enrolment rates, zero pass rate in the districts and regions and provide long term solutions to these problems. We believe that a sustainable solution can be effected by:
Chiefs and Elders of Ampeyo Town, Kadjebi District
Support Quality Education and Improve pass rates
- constantly create awareness of the benefits of education amongst children and the negative effect of academic performance as a result of child labour
- provide stationary, books, learning materials, libraries, clothing, after school class or support in the primary and secondary schools.
- create interest in learning amongst children so the children can be motivated to learn and provide support for children with learning difficulties
- encourage development of kindergarten schools so provide support to ensure early education
- motivate disadvantaged families so they can ensure their children do their home work daily
- help improve and implement good teaching processes so volunteer teachers can improve standards and methods of teaching in the areas of literacy, competency and numeracy in primary and secondary schools.
- stronger application of knowledge through science and innovation.
- offer scholarship and bursaries to disadvantage children based on merit and on need
- introduction of ICT training in primary and secondary schools
- periodic monitoring of children’s performance
- mentoring
Good School Management
- support in school management, help reduce teacher shortages
- support volunteer teachers
- improve school infrastructure;
- establish partnership links with overseas schools
- motivate teachers and provide incentive to maintain teachers in the remote areas
- involve families and communities, teachers and District Councils to support educating girls and boys.
Support for Teachers
- support community training so teachers can be generated from within local communities
- provide teaching materials, laboratory equipments,
- improve good Teacher –Pupil relationship
- improve Community-Teacher relationship
- provide incentives such as sponsorship and teacher training lines for untrained teachers
- establish strong Partnership between teachers, Schools; training colleges, Universities; and government organisation
Reduce Gender disparity especially girls
- address cultural and traditional perceptions and practices towards
the role of girls in communities and families - educate on gender discrimination, especially girls
- improve enrolment rate, reduce school absenteeism
- educate families to allow their girls to continue education
- provide support and incentives for girls with good academic performance
- educate the community on culture barriers to education in respect of girls
- organise community programmes to encourage girls education
- provide counselling services for girls in both primary and secondary schools
- engage more women teachers in teaching
- link children to mentors
Improve Health Awareness
- increasing HIV/AIDS awareness; counselling and mentoring programmes
- support in setting up clinics in the rural areas so basic health issues that affect the children’s education can be addressed.
- provide sports accessories, sport Equipments for the schools to improve the talents of school children and exercise their skills in sports.
Support for Disadvantaged Families
In some parts of Ghana economic and socio-cultural factors contribute to low enrollment and attendance rates. In remote areas poor and deprived families struggle to make a living and cannot afford to sponsor their children to University level.
EROP with the help of its supporters offer
- Financial support such as bursaries and scholarship to needy and talented disadvantaged children.
- Provide clothing , books pens, shoes and stationery to these children
- Provide income generating training to disadvantaged families so they can become economically self- sufficient to help their children
EROP believes that the implementation of these actions would have a positive impact on disadvantaged children in improving their socio-economic life and reduce the cycle of poverty in most remote districts in Ghana.
