One area of promoting Children right is the provision of quality education. It is in this regard that civil society groups are calling for a concerted effort to secure a commitment from political parties on a national education policy.
Following a critical analysis of previous political parties manifestos with regards to education, Bright Appiah, the Executive Director of Child's Right International (CRI) has called for a commitment from leading political parties like the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition party New Patriotic Party (NPP) to refrain from making campaign promises on education but rather pledge their commitment so that Ghanaians can hold them to ransom.
In view of this, CRI has developed an Education Agenda 2015, (EA 2015) Project to enable them to develop a civil society education manifesto through extensive consultation with civil society organizations in Ghana. The project which seeks to take advantage of the political season to discuss and develop attainable goals with these parties and other stakeholders for the educational sector.
Speaking at a media briefing in Accra, Bright Appiah said over the years, issues with education have been at the center of Ghana's political campaing and if the nation does not stand-up to one acceptable standard, education will be devalued,hence there is the need for consultative platforms on major policy proposals to the next political administration. This according to him would secure from the purpose of unifying the civil society voices in the advocacy for quality basic, secondary and tertiary education in Ghana.
“This will include Parent Teacher Associations, NGOs, Trades Unions, Faith Based Organizations, Student Unions, Media, Academia, Education Research Institutions and Traditional Authority,” he said.
He further noted that with just four yeas away from the Millennium Development Goal (MDGs) targets in education such moves are really critical.
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