THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION TOWARDS BASIC EDUCATION IN AWUTU-EFFUTU-SENYA DISTRICT OF CENTRAL REGION, GHANA

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the contribution of the NGOs towards basic 

education in Awutu-Effutu- Senya district (AESD) of Central Region Of Ghana. 

The study employed the descriptive survey design  and drew samples from twenty 

communities of the district which were beneficiaries of the NGOs interventions. Two 

different set of questionnaires were used for the collection of data, one for the 15 field 

managers/officers of the NGOs who were into basic education and the other for five 

assembly members, ten chiefs and hundred basic school teachers of the beneficiary

schools. The entire sample size for the study was  one hundred and thirty.

The  study  revealed  that  the  NGOs  have  performed  well  in  providing  school 

buildings,  furniture,  libraries,  water  and  sanitation  aids,  advocacy  for  child  right  to 

education,  supply  of  learning  materials  and  teachers’  quarters  in  some  deprived 

communities  in  the  district.  The  NGOs  interventions  have  increased  access  to  basic 

schools, high attendance,  and, retention  and completion  rates.  However, there is not much 

increase in  the number of pupils  entering Senior High Schools than what used to be,  since

children were not obtaining the required grades to gain admission to Senior High School.

Educational problems that persist in the district include  inadequate furniture and 

classrooms for some schools,  lack of teachers’ accommodation, poor parental control, 

inadequate text books and educational materials and lack of  libraries  in most schools. 

The Chiefs, Assembly members and teachers in the district regard the NGOs as a 

great development partners in basic education.