June 15, 2024

High-level conference on Scaling up accelerated education programs in Africa 

The Associates for Change (Ghana), CSEA (Nigeria) and Dalan Development Consultants (Sierra Leone), a consortium working to investigate and evaluate accelerated education and complementary basic education innovations aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children across West Africa with a special focus on girls’ models, organised a two-day high-level conference from June 11 to 12, 2024.

 The conference focused on “Scaling up accelerated education programs in Africa to tackle the high prevalence of out of school children in West Africa”. The event which was held at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra provided a platform for stakeholders to share best practices, present research findings and explore synergies related to Accelerated Education Programs (AEPs).

 It also fostered dialogue and learning among governments’, researchers and development partners, collective action towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all children driving in West Africa.

Read some of our publications on Accelerated Education Programmes-

The Potential of Accelerated Education Programmes in Solving the Out-of- School Children and Youth Problem in West Africa

Increasing Access To Quality Education For Rural And Marginalised Children In West Africa — A Comparative Study Of Accelerated Education and Girls Focused Programmes in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.