FUNCTIONAL LITERACY FOR
OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN
WHO WE ARE
School for Life works to strengthen civil society’s role in improving access to relevant quality basic education by functioning as a lead organization in delivery, demonstrating and advocating for mother tongue based complementary basic education in underserved areas of Ghana. In the 22 years life of School for Life, more than 350,000 children have learned to read and write. More than 80% of these have enrolled into the formal, which otherwise would not have been the case.
READ MORE ABOUT US & WHERE WE WORK HERE
WHAT WE DO
SfL provides complementary educational services to out-of-school children in hard-to-reach communities in Northern Ghana. SfL also provides technical support to both Government and Non-Governmental Organizations through its Learning and Development Centre (LDC) in the area of complementary education and quality education programmes.
Services School for Life provides include the following:
Delivery of Complementary Basic Education (CBE) Programmes.
Capacity building for teachers from primary schools and community members.
Development of teaching and learning materials.
Support to other Organisations to replicate CBE.
Designing programmes on quality education and providing training to schools, organisations and Government agencies.
Three strategic priority areas have been identified as focus areas that contribute to the overall strategic goal and mission of School for Life.
School Governance
Equity
Quality Education
Access to Education for All
1995
Year Established
350000
Out-of-school children in school
51
Schools established
3651
SfL facilitators trained
PROGRAMMES
School for Life Ghana, currently runs four crucial programmes that you can read about here:
COMPLEMENTARY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME
EMPOWERMENT FOR LIFE PROGRAMME
SCHOOL FOR LIFE/TZEDEK EDUCATION QUALITY INITIATIVE
SCHOOL FOR LIFE LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER TEACHER PROJECT
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As a member you will be invited to forums, workshops and training programmes and receive monthly updates
PARTNERS
Read about our partners here
CONTACT
Inquiries
For any inquiries, questions or commendations, please call: +233 (0) 372022023 or fill out the following form.
Head Office
Street address:
Naa Luro Estate off Nobisco main road
Postal Address
Post Office Box 787
Tamale Main - Northern Region - Ghana
Tel: +233 (0) 372022023
Employment
To apply for a job with School for Life, please send a cover letter together with your C.V. to
