Ghana To Host West Africa Conference On Education In Emergencies
Ghana will host West Africa’s second High-Level Conference on Scaling Education Initiatives in Emergencies in Accra.
The event will take place from September 29 to 30, 2026, and will bring together education ministers, researchers, innovators, financiers, academics and development partners.
The stakeholders will examine practical solutions for keeping children learning when conflict, flooding, pandemics and other emergencies shut down schools.
Ahead of the conference, Ghana’s Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, says the country’s experiences during COVID-19, the Akosombo Dam spillage and conflicts such as those affecting Bawku have shown how emergencies displace learners, disrupt teaching and learning, and damage educational infrastructure.
He called for successful interventions to be scaled beyond pilot projects, stronger financing mechanisms for education in emergencies, and greater regional cooperation to protect learning during crises.
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