LCD's Ghana Programme
Link Community Development started working in Ghana in 1999. LCD Ghana has
forged a close partnership with the Ghana Education Service and runs a programme
involving over 110 primary schools in the Upper East Region and the Ashanti
Region.
"LCD's mission underscores the common guiding purpose of school
improvement through collaborated, coordinated and coherent efforts which enhance
community ownership and participation. It is my responsibility to build a strong
LCD team that will be capable of making significant impact on educational
development not only in Ghana but also in other sister LCD countries."
Dr Kennedy Quagrain, LCD Ghana Programme Director
Click on the links below to find out more about LCD's Ghana programme.
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Aims and objectives
The main aim of the programme is to improve the quality of education
delivered to children in poor and remote areas of Ghana.
This is done by:
- helping district departments to improve the way they work with their schools;
- improving the management and governance in schools;
- encouraging community involvement in school life;
- sharing the lessons learnt with all schools, communities, government departments and funders.
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 Partners
LCD Ghana works in partnership with the following organisations:
- Ghana Education Service
- Upper East Region and Ashanti District Education Departments
- LCD Malawi, LCD South Africa, LCD Uganda & LCD UK.
Click here to see the funders of LCD's Ghana
programme.
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Developing teachers
LCD works with educators to help improve the quality of teaching within
classrooms as well as the overall management and running of the
school. Headteachers are supported in developing their leadership skills and
teachers are involved in literacy training.
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 Supporting schools
LCD supports schools in a number of ways. Schools undergo training in
financial management to increase understanding of the importance of transparency
in all financial matters.
Schools can also apply for an annual School Improvement Grant. The school
can spend the grant on its most critical needs, this could be a new classroom,
library books or even a well.
Click here to read more about schools in
Ghana.
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Involving the community
Community members and parents are encouraged to get involved in the running
of the school by standing on School Governing Bodies (SGBs). This means they
have a say in the education being delivered to their children as well as being
able to hold the school to account.
Fundraising is also an important part of community involvement. It promotes a
long term active interest in the schools prospects and development.
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 Link Schools Programme
Over 80 schools in Ghana are linked to schools in the UK. School linking
enables children in these schools to learn directly from each other, adding an
important international element to the school curriculum.
Click here for more information on the Link Schools
Programme.
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Global Teachers Programme
In 2001, 10 Global Teachers carried out 5 week placements in schools in the
Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region, Ghana. Placements are planned
for 2006.
Click here for more information on the Global Teachers
Programme.
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 Building district capacity
LCD works with district departments of education, helping staff to improve
their support to schools and to spread best practice between all the schools in
their areas (not just the ones LCD has the capacity to be involved with).
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Sharing learning
LCD aims to share the lessons learned from the project with the Ghana
Education Service and others in the education sector. This is hoped to influence
national policy and therefore make a difference to education across the whole
country.
Lessons learned from the Ghana project are also shared with LCD programmes in
Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and the UK to promote best practice as widely as
possible.
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