The Hon. Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Habibatou Drammeh, has led a high-level delegation to Accra this week as part of efforts to strengthen education reforms under the countryโs ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป-๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ (๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฃ) ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐.
Hosted by the Government of Ghana and the Ghana Education Service (GES), the study tour was marked by warm exchanges between the two state institutions.
In her official statement, Minister Drammeh expressed gratitude for the hospitality extended by Ghanaโs Minister of Education and senior officials, describing the visit as a reflection of pan-African collaboration and brotherhood.
Through the Program-for-Results (PforR) framework, the PAMP project places emphasis on human resource management, transparency, and accountability in public institutions positioning education as a critical sector, given its large share of the civil service workforce.
During engagements in Ghana, MoBSE officials were particularly impressed by ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ and its ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น-๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
The system monitors teacher attendance and punctuality, tracks facilities, ensures textbook availability, and integrates community feedback into policy decisions. Delegates noted that these innovations have contributed to measurable gains in literacy and numeracy outcomes among Ghanaian learners.
The Hon. Minister proposed initiating discussions toward a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghanaโs Ministry of Education to deepen cooperation.
The Minister noted that such a partnership would institutionalize regular exchanges, allowing both countries to share best practices, exchange technical expertise, and reinforce data-driven accountability systems.
Minister Drammeh also conveyed warm greetings from HE President Adama Barrow to Ghanaโs President HE John Dramani Mahama, reaffirming The Gambiaโs commitment to building a lasting bridge of cooperation in education reform.
Communications Unit, MoBSE
๐ธ PC: GES
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