Background
CLEAR is a consortium project led by School for life with YefL Ghana and GDCA as implementing partners. It is a two-and half-year project from 2022 to 2024. CLEAR is funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) under the Education OutLoud (EOL) Operational Component 2 (OC2) through Oxfam/IBIS International. The project is being implemented in 6 districts (East Mamprusi, Nanumba North, Northeast Gonja, Talensi, Tatale-Sanguli and Wa West) across 5 regions (Northern, North-East, Savanna, Upper East and Upper West) targeting a total of 2700 citizens of 180 citizens groups.
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Goals
Overall, the project seeks to contribute to equitable access to quality basic education for children in deprived areas of Ghana by strengthening transparency and accountability. The specific objectives are:
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To Mobilize CBOs and communities in deprived districts on their education rights and build their capacity to hold education authorities accountable
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Facilitate citizens to generate evidence on basic education delivery for use in national policy dialogue
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Enhance the capacity and voice of Northern Ghana CSOs in national policy dialogue on equity in basic education
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Influence national policy dialogue to promote equity, accountability, and transparency in basic education
Results
It is expected that by the end of the project:
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Citizens in deprived communities understand their educational rights, analyze government commitments, and engage local education authorities on education provision
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National policy dialogue is influenced by evidence from the grass-root level for more equitable quality basic education
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Northern Ghana CSOs have increased voice in national policy dialogue on equity in public basic education
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There is increased focus on and political will to achieve more transparent, accountable, and equitable public basic education