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Prince Anthony Bart-Appiah, a royal from Ghana\u2019s Akwamu Traditional Family, is on a mission to close his country\u2019s wide education gap, as more than 5,400 schools there operate under trees or in makeshift structures \u2014 unstable conditions that can diminish the quality of learning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To achieve his goal, Bart-Appiah is partnering with the Ghana Education Trust Fund<\/a> (GETFund) through the Every Child Deserves a Classroom.  Expected to launch in March, the initiative encourages those within the African diaspora looking to connect with the motherland to explore their heritage by visiting Ghana, and to give back to the community by adopting trees and helping build schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe diaspora should care because education is the foundation of progress,\u201d Bart-Appiah told The Informer. \u201cIf we support education in Africa, it\u2019s an investment in future leaders and also [in]\u2026 anyone with an unquenchable thirst to connect to the continent of Africa and [to] Ghana.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative calls on people of African descent to return to the continent as pilgrims, allowing them to spiritually and culturally connect to the land. The diasporic engagement, institutional partnerships and philanthropic collaboration made possible through this project give what would have simply been tourist visits to Ghana more meaning as they will include acts of service, purpose, legacy and nation-building.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Prince Anthony Bart-Appiah hopes that the new schools built, like the unfinished one pictured above, will be made sustainably with refurbished materials. (Courtesy of Prince Anthony Bart-Appiah)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Such a mission, which could include student exchange programs, academic partnerships and further opportunities connecting Africa to the United States and the rest of the world, requires an all-hands-on-deck approach, which is why GETFund Administrator Paul Adjei is calling for members of the diaspora worldwide to align themselves with the project of turning open-air classrooms into permanent structures of hope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGETFund is building modern classrooms to restore dignity to learning, but we cannot do it alone at the speed that our children need,\u201d Adjei said in a written statement sent to The Informer. \u201c[We] need the diaspora\u2019s help through investment, philanthropy and advocacy to act faster.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tackling a Nationwide Need for Equitable Education Access<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Data released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization <\/a> (UNESCO) in 2020 revealed that an estimated 283,000 primary-aged and 135,000 lower secondary-aged children in Ghana are out of school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Africa Education Watch<\/a> December 2025 Census of Out-of-School Children in Northern Ghana report<\/a> stated that, in some cases, schools under trees leave children exposed to environmental risks and are sometimes staffed with untrained or absentee teachers\u2014 conditions that can make school unattractive for many. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWithout infrastructure, there can\u2019t be equitable access,\u201d said Africa Education Watch Executive Director Kofi Asare during a Channel One TV panel<\/a> on Jan. 13. \u201cEquitable access is a key denominator of success.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asare revealed that before 2024, there was a deficit of one million desks in the West African country, which resulted in  \u20b5700 million (more than $64 million) being allocated from GETFund and the country\u2019s District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) for desks. Another \u20b5700 million was set aside to construct new schools on both the 2025 and 2026 budgets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Ghana\u2019s 2026 education budget<\/a>, \u20b52 billion is allocated for the construction of 200 junior high schools, 200 primary schools, 200 kindergartens, 400 4-unit teachers\u2019 bungalows and 400 places of convenience in underserved communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn two years, if we follow through, we would have been building the same number of schools that we built in about six years within two years,\u201d Asare said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested in how the foundation years shape how people grow up and learn about their identity, community and leaders, Bart-Appiah hopes that his initiative will allow young Ghanaians living in the country the access they need to quality education and efficiently equip them for future success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Every Child Deserves a Classroom fulfills this mission and tackles the need for more reliable educational infrastructure, it will also bridge the diaspora to Africa and uphold Ghana\u2019s legacy of promoting Pan-Africanism through visiting the continent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bart-Appiah believes that keeping alive Ghana\u2019s spirit of liberation and diasporic unity through projects like his will lead to a sense of responsibility among people of African descent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople begin to invest, support education, build businesses and mentor young people and strengthen communities, and I believe that\u2019s how reconnection becomes a long-term development,\u201d the Ghanaian royal told The Informer. \u201cI\u2019m excited that we are creating something that will benefit us, our children and our children\u2019s children.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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