"It is mid-afternoon on an overcast day in a suburb of Accra, Ghana's capital. A crowd, including two government ministers, a World Bank director, diplomats, NGO workers and camera-wielding media, has descended upon a classroom where pupils sit around tables playing with plastic bottle tops. This is a catch-up class for out-of-school children, aged between eight and 16, run by Ghana Education Outcomes Project that is almost entirely (85%) funded by the UK government."
"The resulting circus is because Jenny Chapman, the UK's development minister, has come to see the impact of her government's diminishing aid budget. Accompanying her on the visit is Haruna Iddrisu, Ghana's minister for education. I want to thank the British government for its continuous investment in Ghana's education, he tells her from across a table with children sat around it."
An afternoon in an Accra suburb finds ministers, a World Bank director, diplomats, NGO staff and media visiting a classroom where out-of-school children play with plastic bottle tops. The catch-up class serves children aged eight to 16 and is run by the Ghana Education Outcomes Project, 85% funded by the UK government. The UK's development minister Jenny Chapman visited after a decision to cut aid from 0.5% to 0.3% of gross national income by 2027. Ghana's education minister said declining international assistance forces Ghana to fill funding gaps and risks lost opportunities for vulnerable youngsters. Anneliese Dodds resigned in protest at the aid cuts.
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