Parliament has approved the highest ever Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) allocation to basic education (GH¢ 800 million) under the current NPP government.
The amount constitutes 20% of the total GETFund Formula for 2024, compared to 12% in 2023.
The 2024 allocation is a 196% increase from the GH¢ 270 million allocated in 2023.
Of the allocation to basic education, GH¢ 370 million is earmarked for new and ongoing basic school projects (GH¢ 270 million) and furniture (GH¢ 100 million).
This is huge progress!
The development follows a one-year intensive advocacy for desks and basic school infrastructure, with support from FCDO and Oxfam, and in partnership with STAR Ghana Foundation, ActionAid, education CSOs and the media.
Our meetings with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, and regular engagement with the Minister of Education has been productive, and will continue, to ensure full budget execution, spending efficiency and quality implementation.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Eduwatch Africa
