£3m pilot project delivered by the private sector hopes to boost attainment and the quality of education for 8,000 girls
In two classrooms in Ghana's Greater Accra region, solar-powered computers project animated videos broadcast live by satellite on to walls. Pupils at Mataheko primary school are taking part in a lesson in addition and subtraction based on the price of Spider-Man rucksacks and of dresses, and reciting songs about skiing for verb practice.
The project is an attempt to improve the fortunes of girls, who are quitting school early and underachieving in disproportionate numbers. The high dropout rates are caused by a variety of factors: child marriages and teenage pregnancies are common, and, in communities where polygamy is the norm, large numbers of children to feed and educate within single families often means that girls are expected to earn supplementary income.
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