CAMFED Ghana provides 738,312 girls with bursary support

By Yahaya MASAHUDU, Tamale

CAMFED Ghana has, since its inception, provided 738,312 girls with bursary support to enable them stay and thrive in school.

The support is in line with CAMFED’s vision of a world where every child is educated, protected, respected, respected and valued, and grows up to turn the tide of poverty.

The Executive Director of CAMFED Ghana, Fairuza Abdul-Rashid Safian disclosed this at this year’s National Annual General Meeting of the organization in Tamale.

Over the years CAMFED Ghana has been very instrumental in complementing government’s efforts in ensuring that the Ghanaian child receives the best of education that they deserve.

In her welcome address, Mrs Safian disclosed that the National Advisory Committee (NAC) of CAMFED was working to ensure that its strategy and learning were in line with national policy and conducted in synergy with national programmes.

“The NAC is also advising on the implementation and evaluation of the CAMFED Ghana Programme, and identifying opportunities for integration into national policy programmes and practice,” she added.

CAMFED Ghana has, over the period, also supported 36,364 enterprises in a bid to help young women lift themselves and their families out of poverty and contribute to jobs and prosperity in their communities.

The Executive Director assured that CAMFED will continue to work to ensure that girls and young women are capacitated and provided with the knowledge and skills to become economically independent and positioned to contribute meaningfully to their families, communities and the nation at large.

“We will continue to complement the efforts of government to expand access to quality for all Ghanaian children. We will continue on the path we have been on these years and intensify our campaign to ensure that children in Ghana are provided with the resources for their education,” she further assured.

Another area of support is CAMFED’s Learner Guide programme in which young women, who were once supported by CAMFED, return to their former schools as mentors and role models.

Since its inception the Learner Guide programme has supported 2,759,879 children with life skills and sexual reproductive health sessions as well as social support such as mentoring and counselling.

The Chief Executive Officer for CAMFED International Angeline Murimirwa emphasised CAMFED’s desire to continue to invest in the education of young people and urged African governments to prioritise the education of their citizens.

She added Technical and Vocational Training was critical in helping young graduates create employment and emphasised the need to correct the erroneous impression that Technical and Vocational Education was the reserve for people who are struggling in their education.

“We need to recognise that it’s a very viable, productive, profitable and innovative route for young people,” she stated.

2024 Recruitment exercise: GIS moves to next phase

THE Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced that its 2024 recruitment exercise, which began with an initial public advertisement on August 7, is progressing to the next phase.

Successful candidates from the first round are now being invited for Body Selection, Document Assessment, and Medical Screening.

The next stage of the recruitment process will kick off on Monday, November 11, 2024, and will include three key assessments:

Body Selection will involve physical evaluations to determine candidates’ fitness for the role. Document Assessment will focus on verifying important documents, including Birth and Academic Certificates, to ensure candidates meet the GIS requirements.

Candidates who pass these assessments will proceed to Medical Screening, with the cost of the examination borne by the candidates themselves. They will receive specific details about the venue and schedule once contacted by the GIS.

The GIS has also issued a public warning to candidates and the general public against fraud, advising them to avoid individuals or groups soliciting money under the guise of offering recruitment assistance. The Service emphasized that entry into the GIS is solely merit-based and free from intermediaries.