Overall targets
The intervention works towards a larger development objective, which is to empower children and youth to become engaged citizens through enhancing the quality of education (SDG 4) based on dialogue and participation.
Immediate targets
By September 2020, 1. A practical teaching manual for participatory, child-centred teaching has been developed and validated based on the experiences of the teachers involved in the intervention. 2. RAINS have conducted advocacy processes and activities for participatory teaching methods amongst relevant authority and civic stakeholders. 3. RAINS has been strengthened and capacity built through partnership activities with AXIS and CSO network activities
Target groups
Primary target groups: 97 classroom teachers and 2277 students with no recourse to gender, ethnicity, disability or any discriminatory tendencies from 6 schools, and 6 PTA’s and SMC’s of 10-14 members each. Secondary target groups: 6 Circuit Supervisors, 6 MoFA Inspectors, 8 local CSO’s working with education in the region Other relevant stakeholders: Ghana Education Service on district level, The District Authorities and Ghana Health Service.
Resume
The objective of this intervention is to develop and validate a strong and adaptable teaching method with participatory teaching for 97 teachers in Northern Ghana to use to ensure quality education for the region’s students in cooperation with the local CSO RAINS. The intervention will integrate participatory teaching methods through the use of school gardens in a total of six schools in the region of Northern Ghana, and through the inclusion of school gardens, the intervention strives to encourage 2277 students to become active participants in their education. One of the main outcomes of the intervention is the development of a teaching manual on participatory teaching methods based on the experiences of and ideas from participating teachers and students shared during reflections and lessons learned group meetings across the participating schools. Another important outcome is the organising and strengthening of local networks, that are supportive of participatory teaching methods as a way of achieving quality education in the region.