Monday 12th August, 2019
By
Dennis Peprah, GNA
Sunyani, Aug. 12,
GNA – Mr. Raphael Godlove Ahenu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Global
Media Foundation (GLOMeF), a media advocacy Non-Governmental Organisation on
Monday called on stakeholders to support the nation’s bid to make education a
fundamental tool for sustainable development.
As Ghana joins the
rest of the world to mark this year’s International Youth Day, Mr.Ahenu said
the government required support from civil society actors and stakeholders in
the education sector to improve on school infrastructure and make the Free
Senior High School (FSHS) programme meaningful and sustainable.
August 12, was first
designated International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in 1999, and
serves as an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential
partners in change, and an opportunity to raise awareness of challenges and
problems facing the world’s youth.
Speaking in an
interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the global theme for 2019
celebration “Transforming Education”, Mr. Ahenu emphasized that the nation
ought to up efforts and measures to make quality education inclusive and
accessible for all young people.
He lauded the
government’s FSHS programme, which bridged the gap and inequality in the
country’s education sector, but added more must be done to address certain
bottlenecks and impediments.
Mr. Ahenu indicated
that inclusive and accessible education was crucial to achieving the global
goals and it played a pivotal role in accelerating progress across all 17
Sustainable Development Goals.
“The crucial role
that quality education plays in youth development cannot be underestimated”, he
said, and underscored the importance for stakeholders to support the government
to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all” as rooted in Goal four of the 2030 agenda for SDGs.
GNA
