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Over 700 learners transition to formal school at Builsa-North

Kalijisa (UE/R), Oct 12, GNA – A total of 725 out-of-school learners in the Builsa-North Municipality of the Upper East Region, have transitioned to the formal school system.

This follows nine-months of intensive teaching and learning in literacy and numeracy in their mother tongues.

The learners benefited from the Communities of Excellence Programme being implemented by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), AfriKids Ghana and the Ghana Education Service (GES).

This came to light when a team from UNICEF and it’s partners visited the area to assess the impact of the Communities of Excellence Programme in the municipality.

Mr Silas Ayaaba, Programmes Coordinator, AfriKids Ghana, during the visit, said the programme, which began in April, 2023, was designed for out-of-school children between the ages of nine to 14 years.