The Ghana Education Service (GES) in collaboration with UNICEF has on Friday, 7th February 2020 held a banquet for the influencers of Right Age Enrolment Campaign.
The Right Age Enrolment Campaign seeks to sensitize and educate stakeholders as well as the general public on the importance of sending children to school at age four and ensure they stay in school till completion.
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The Right Age Enrolment Campaign influencers are:
• Mrs. Samira Bawumia – Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana
• Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin – Okyehene
• Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh – Minister of Education
• Anne – Claire Dufay – UNICEF Representative, Ghana
• Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum – Deputy Minister of Education
• Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwa – Director General, Ghana Education Service
• Hon. Joseph Osei – Owusu – First Deputy Speaker of Parliament
• Hon Haruna Iddrisu – Minority Leader of Parliament
• Hon. Alban Bagbin – Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament
Rev. Dr. Joyce Rosalin Aryee
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• Farida Nana Efua Bedwei – Software Engineer
• Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison – Member of Parliament, Agona West
• Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu – Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam
UNICEF, the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service have identified 30 Districts and Municipalities to partner with on the Right Age Enrolment Campaign. The districts were identified to be areas where many parents did not send their wards to school early as well as having high rate in school dropout cases.
