Catch Them Young to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goal(s)
Description
The Initiative will be carried out in Primary and Junior High Schools in Zongo communities of the greater Accra Region of Ghana, Field Educators will be visiting schools to mentor the children and also organize in-school completion, winners will then represent their schools in the Inter- School SDGs Quiz which is going to be organizing quarterly by the organization. The organization will also collaborate with the schools to organize a community outreach program to create awareness in the communities.
School teachers will be encouraged to take a very active role in sustaining the activities and making it a point to provide support to the children on any product or SDGs document for the use of the children, the teacher will be encouraged to set up SDGs clubs in their schools and also keep and make document on the implementation of the SDGs and how best they can make the catch them young 2030 implementations possible. The education ministry will be encouraged to spread the implementations activities to other schools in Ghana.
The project will be structured by active participation and entertainment of the children, the organization will train volunteer Field Educators who will then go to the schools to teach the children and then the children will collaborate with the Field Educators to plan outreach activities to educate and create awareness the community members.
Faith Community Baptist School
Ministry of Education
Accra Metropolitant Assembly
Lankwantanan municipal Assembly
Ejara Enterprise
SDGS & Targets
Goal 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.1.1
Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
4.1.2
Completion rate (primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education)
4.2
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education
4.2.1
Proportion of children aged 24–59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex
4.2.2
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex
4.3
By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.3.1
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex
4.4
By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.4.1
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill
4.5
4.5.1
Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated
4.6
By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.6.1
Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex
4.7
By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
4.7.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment
4.a
Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
4.a.1
Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service
4.b
4.b.1
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study
4.c
By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States
4.c.1
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level
SDG 14 targets covered
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Deliverables & Timeline
Resources mobilized
Partnership Progress
| Title | Progress Status | Submitted |
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| Partnership Progress 2017-06-03 | On track |
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Abdul Samad Said, Executive Director