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    Weʼve raised £1,185 to help fund building kindergarten schools in Ghana, with the charity Sabre Education

    Birmingham, UK
    Funded on Wednesday, 10th April 2019

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    Hi everyone!

    In March 2019 I will be going to Ghana with a group of other volunteers, where I will be helping build new kindergarten schools! This is for children who don't have the resources and means that we have. I believe everyone deserves the same opportunities and this applies at all ages, no matter where in the world.

    I am very lucky to have the chance to make a difference and would love to contribute as much as possible to this cause. That's why I have set a ambitious target of £1,500 which will be going a very long way to giving these kids a great start in life. Any donation, big or small, is greatly appreciated!

    I have included some information about the education system within Ghana below, along with information about SABRE EDUCATION who are the charity that I will be going with.

    In Ghana, low Junior High School pass rates and poor primary literacy rates show that children are not fulfilling their academic potential. The lack of quality in the education system is consigning hundreds of thousands of young Ghanaians to a life of poverty and work in the informal sectors. There is increasing recognition that these issues track right back to how children begin their education, and that a poor early years education sets children on a path to underachievement at primary and secondary school.

    In spite of the government of Ghana’s strong policy commitments to the kindergarten sector, it continues to face challenges of access and quality. The needs at this level are significant:

    1. 38% of teachers have never received any formal training

    2. Learning is typically delivered through a rote-based “chalk & talk” methodology, which is far less effective than the active and play-based methodology endorsed by the Ghana Education Service

    3. Despite being prohibited, corporal punishment is highly prevalent in kindergarten classrooms, and has a damaging effect on children’s learning

    4. Learning materials are in short supply, with one workbook for every three children enrolled

    5. Kindergarten classrooms are often over-crowded with an average of 55 pupils per class, and suffer from issues of over- and under-age pupils

    (source: Ministry of Education Ghana 2014/15)

    Kindergarten school infrastructure is grossly inadequate: the need kindergarten

    1. 41% of schools lack toilets

    2. 55% of schools have no access to drinking water

    3. There are only enough desks and chairs for 50% of pupils

    Those children lucky enough to be in school experience a rote-based style of teaching that only succeeds in drilling them to repeat words without understanding their meaning, and does little to promote independent thought and self-confidence.

    However, it does not have to remain this way. The Ghanaian Ministry of Education’s 2012 Operational Plan to Scale up Quality Kindergarten Education Nationwide offers a strategy to introduce a new approach to teaching and learning, which is child-centred, activity-based and recognises the value of play in early years.

    Sabre Education is firmly committed to supporting the Ghana Education Service in delivering this Operational Plan, and changing the way that the youngest Ghanaians begin their education. It will be at least a decade before the fruits of these labours are seen in improved exam results and school completion rates, but like the Ghana Education Service, we believe that this change must begin in the early years.

    Visit Sabre Education's Website for more details:

    http://sabre.education/

    Many thanks,

    Ben :)

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      • Akash Koria

        Akash Koria

        Mar 29, 2019

        Well done Ben! Keep up the good work!

        £10.00

      • Anonymous

        Anonymous

        Mar 28, 2019

        From Pam and Allan :)

        £50.00

      • Benjamin Latcham

        Benjamin Latcham

        Mar 20, 2019

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        £41.24

      • Tom

        Tom

        Mar 3, 2019

        Good luck Ben

        £10.00

      • Anonymous

        Anonymous

        Feb 26, 2019

        £30.00

      • Anonymous

        Anonymous

        Feb 21, 2019

        Good luck!

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        Anonymous

        Feb 18, 2019

        £15.00

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      Benjamin Latcham

      Benjamin Latcham

      Birmingham, UK

      I am Ben and I am going to Ghana in March 2019 to help build new kindergarten schools. This is for those who don't have the resources and means that we have. I believe everyone deserves the same opportunities and this applies at all ages no matter where in the world.

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