A team from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Ghana, recently paid a visit to Holy Rosary School in Asikasu, Donkorkrom, Kwahu Afram Plains North District, Eastern Region of Ghana, to assess the effectiveness of leadership trainings organized by UNICEF.
Led by Mr. Tillman Guenther, a German-born Education Specialist with UNICEF Ghana, the team’s objective was to evaluate the impact of the training on the school community. They were particularly impressed by the results they observed at Holy Rosary School.
“We are happy to see that there are good results in terms of club activities,” Mr. Guenther affirmed. The team witnessed the Club on Child Protection, where they noted the awareness of club members about the Rights of the Child and various forms of Child Abuse.
During the visit, the UNICEF team interacted with the children and watched presentations by the Creativity and Innovation Club and the Child Protection Club. The children showcased skills and talents learned from the trainings, including knowledge about Children’s Rights, responsibilities, and strategies for combating abuse.
Accompanying the UNICEF team were representatives from media houses such as Joy News, Daily Graphics, Ghana News Agency, and Multimedia, as well as staff from the Ghana Education Service (GES), Donkorkrom.
Sr. Stella Nwosu, MSHR, Headmistress of Holy Rosary School, led the visitors on a tour of the school compound, which left the guests amazed. “We are happy to have paid this visit today,” their leader expressed.
UNICEF Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, had previously organized Leadership Trainings for prefects and club leaders of various schools in the Kwahu Afram Plains, with Holy Rosary School being a beneficiary.
Mr. Guenther emphasized that the training of selected students in leadership skills is part of a larger project undertaken by UNICEF in partnership with the Ghana Education Service and the Jacobs Foundation, founded in Switzerland. He also noted UNICEF’s commitment to including both public and private schools in their programs.
“UNICEF mainly works with Public Schools, but as we are looking at this project at a kind of all-community approach, and Private Schools as they are present here in the Afram Plains, we try to also include them as much as we can in the trainings,” Mr. Guenther explained.
The visit underscored the positive impact of UNICEF’s efforts in promoting leadership skills and child protection awareness among students in Ghana’s educational system.
By: Sr. Sylvie Lum Cho, MSHR
