2 million Ghanaian students to benefit from gov’t. $80 million partnership with Jacob’s Foundation

2 million Ghanaian students will soon benefit from an $80 million multi-stakeholder initiative launched in mid-2025 in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Global Partnership for Education.

Vice President Professor Jane Naane Opoku Agyemang who held the meeting with Jacob’s Foundation made a post of social media to express her excitement and optimism about the partnership.

In attendance at the meeting were Chair, Board, and Management of the foundation as well as the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Abasinaab Apaak.

The Jacob’s Foundation, an organization focused on foundational education in Ghana, reaffirmed their commitment to the Ghanaian government, particularly through key initiatives being rolled out.

Parts of Vice President Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang’s post read:

“A highlight was the SCALE (System Change Architecture for Learning Excellence) programme, an $80 million multi-stakeholder initiative launched in mid-2025 in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Global Partnership for Education.”

The programme aims to reach 2 million children, train teachers, and implement differentiated learning in 15,000 schools. SCALE will also help expand the reach and impact of the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP). I spoke about the importance of reviewing initiatives to make better-informed decisions for the future.

Foundational learning remains one of the most critical pillars of national development, and quality must be matched with relevance to align with our long-term goals and prepare our young people to take charge of the country. Furthermore, I underscored the value of partnerships. They must also be regularly reviewed and properly structured within a long-term planning framework to ensure they endure and deliver outcomes that are truly beneficial to all parties.

Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and explore their full potential. The education sector must be clearly defined and characterised, and investments must produce results that match expectations and deliver meaningful impact. We need to remain deeply interested in what happens in our classrooms and in the role of those facilitating the learning process.”