Ghana’s education response during the COVID-19 crisis: EdTech to the rescue?
Children in Ghana (including 9.2 million pre-tertiary and 500,000 tertiary students) are among more than 1.5 billion learners globally whose studies have been impacted by school closures. The Ghanaian Government indefinitely closed public and private schools within days of the country recording its first COVID-19 case on 12th March 2020, ultimately including final-year high school…
STATISTICS OF CHILD ABUSE FOR QUARTER THREE, 2020
The PDA child abuse tracker continues to record cases of child abuse in Ghana. For the 3rd quarter of 2020, the platform recorded over 30 child abuse cases from selected media outlets. The PDA child abuse tracker continues to record cases of child abuse in Ghana. For the 3rd quarter of 2020, the platform recorded…
Evidence-Based Programming – Updates from the Research
Evidence-Based Programming – Updates from the Research Evidence-informed programming is ever becoming important for the development industry as a tool to lift people out of poverty around the world. Consequently, the need for data and evidence is growing stronger as we race towards the attainment of the global development goals by 2030. PDA is committed…
The Future of Work for Ghanaian Youth
On 28th and 29th October 2020, PDA hosted a 2-day dialogue on the Future of Work for Ghanaian Youth, as part of the Youth Forward Initiative funded by MasterCard Foundation. The discussions on the first day centred on the topic “Is any job a better job?”, while the second day featured the theme “Preparing young…
Analysis of Child Abuse Cases Recorded in First Half of 2020
The worrying trend of child abuse in Ghana continues to dent the country’s effort in addressing the perpetration of abuse against children. The PDA Child Abuse Tracker in the First Half of 2020, recorded 68 cases of child abuse reported in selected media outlets in Ghana. Out of this number, sexual abuse recorded 53 cases,…
This is how the youth is mobilising tech during COVID-19
During the crisis, young people are innovating and disrupting. These trends should be supported even after the pandemic. The Ndlovu Youth Choir is one of many groups of young people spreading information about COVID-19. Credit: @ChoirAfrica. The world’s youngest continent has not been able to avoid the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Africa,…
COVID-19; A THREAT TO FOOD SECURITY IN GHANA?
Undoubtedly, the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to prompt fears of insecurity within and across countries. Though the virus has left no part of the world untouched, its impact will greatly be felt particularly in developing countries and in economies whose food needs are largely dependent on supplies from other countries…
Pandemics and the Use of NonPharmaceutical Interventions: Lessons from the 1918 Pandemic and Covid-19
By: Mohammed Zayan Imoro Late in August 1918, an American ship from Freetown, the SS Shonga, docked briefly in Cape Coast and proceeded to Accra by September 3rd. Onboard the vessel, the influenza virus made its way among the crewmen. Warnings from the Governor of Sierra Leone to the Governor of the Gold Coast…