An additional $117.1 million in AF2 (Additional Financing 2) has been allocated to basic schools under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) by the government.

Speaking at the first GALOP Project Oversight Committee meeting held yesterday, July 15, Deputy Education Minister Clement Apaak announced that the allocation is to scale up targeted interventions in basic schools.

“We must ensure that every intervention—from teacher training and school grants to performance-based incentives—is efficiently deployed and monitored,” he said.

Dr. Clement Apaak, who delivered a speech on behalf of Minister Haruna Iddrisu at the Chair of the Project Oversight Committee, highlighted the need for effective deployment and monitoring of every intervention.

“As a committee, our effectiveness would be measured by the clarity of our direction, the quality of our oversight, and the responsiveness of our system to on-the-ground realities,” he stated.

He went on to urge the committee members to collaborate effectively to prove that effective supervision works as a team, not only to ensure improvements in education, but also as a sure indication that it is possible to attain effective results.

The Deputy Minister also underscored the critical role of oversight and responsiveness in the implementation process.

“As a committee, our effectiveness would be measured by the clarity of our direction, the quality of our oversight, and the responsiveness of our system to on-the-ground realities,” he stated.

The $117.1 million under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) was officially approved in January 2025, with the announcement made on January 31, 2025, during a visit by the World Bank Country Director Robert Taliercio O’Brien, who, highlighted the significance of funding for strengthening education and the economy.

GALOP is a government project launched in 2019 to help improve teaching and learning in basic schools, especially ones that face the most challenges in basic school administration.

The project is aimed at enhancing educational development programmes, such as training teachers in adopting strategies on how to effectively deliver instruction and foster student learning, increasing grants to schools to support operational needs and learning activities.

The first funding that GALOP received was $218.7 million in 2019, targeting about 10,000 schools with a focus on literacy, numeracy, and school management. The second is what has been announced by the Education Ministry with an expanded reach, focusing on digital accountability tools and rigorous oversight.

GALOP, over the years, has been funded by the World Bank, the Global Partnership for Education, among others.