
FUNCTIONAL LITERACY FOR
OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN
WHO WE ARE
School for Life works to strengthen civil society’s role in improving access to relevant quality basic education by functioning as a lead organization in delivery, demonstrating and advocating for mother tongue based complementary basic education in underserved areas of Ghana. In the 22 years life of School for Life, more than 350,000 children have learned to read and write. More than 80% of these have enrolled into the formal, which otherwise would not have been the case.
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READ MORE ABOUT US & WHERE WE WORK HERE
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WHAT WE DO
SfL provides complementary educational services to out-of-school children in hard-to-reach communities in Northern Ghana. SfL also provides technical support to both Government and Non-Governmental Organizations through its Learning and Development Centre (LDC) in the area of complementary education and quality education programmes.
Services School for Life provides include the following:
Delivery of Complementary Basic Education (CBE) Programmes.
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Capacity building for teachers from primary schools and community members.
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Development of teaching and learning materials.
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Support to other Organisations to replicate CBE.
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Designing programmes on quality education and providing training to schools, organisations and Government agencies.





Four strategic priority areas have been identified as focus areas that contribute to the overall strategic goal and mission of School for Life.
School Governance
Equity
Quality
Education
Access to Education for All


1995
Year Established
350000
Out-of-school children in school
51
Schools established
3651
SfL facilitators trained
PROGRAMMES
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CURRENT PROGRAMMES
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EMPOWERMENT FOR LIFE PROGRAMME​
CITIZEN-LED EDUCATIONAL ACOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS IN GHANA
PARENTAL LEARNING FOR UNINTERRUPTED SCHOOLING (PLUS) PROJECT
COMPLEMENTARY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME
SCHOOL FOR LIFE LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
PAST PROGRAMMES
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COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER TEACHER PROGRAMME
SCHOOL FOR LIFE/TZEDEK EDUCATION QUALITY INITIATIVE
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CONTACT
Inquiries
For any inquiries, questions or commendations, please call: +233 (0) 372094054 or fill out the following form.
Head Office
Street address:
Naa Luro Estate off Nobisco main road
Postal Address
Post Office Box 787
Tamale Main - Northern Region - Ghana
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Tel: +233 (0) 372094054
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