USAID Distributes Over 4 Million Books to Schools in All Districts

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Education Tuesday launched the distribution of over 4 million books in English and local Ghanaian languages to public primary schools in all 216 districts.

The aim is to improve the reading skills of nearly 2.8 million primary school students, enhance education policies and management systems, as well as strengthen parent, school and local government capacity to promote reading.

The books will provide more access to reading materials and enrich the reading environment for kindergarten to primary 3 pupils in all of Ghana.

In his brief remarks to commemorate the official handover of the books, the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Robert P. Jackson said “These books will open minds, expand horizons, and introduce millions of primary school children across Ghana to new worlds and opportunities,”

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The Minister of Education, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on her part said “A literat and educated population drives development and builds nations”.

She said she was happy to report that the vast majority of Ghanaian primary school students were unable to read with fluency is now changing and one of the major drivers of this change is the strong partnership between the U.S. Government and the Ghana Ministry of Education.

USAID and the Ministry of Education initiated the Partnership for Education: Learning program in 2015.

This partnership supports the Government of Ghana to encourage children to develop their reading skills and stimulate parent or guardian interests in early grade reading, both in English and Ghanaian languages.