The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) sent a mission to Ghana to meet with the Minister of Education, Honourable Haruna Iddrisu, in an attempt to improve cooperation on young innovation.
The minister was given an update on the Young Africa Innovates (YAI) program’s development by UNDP Resident Representative Mr. Niloy Banerjee. YAI encourages inclusive innovation among young people, particularly women, people with disabilities, and those living in rural regions.
The delegation praised the Ministry for helping to double its initial goal of hiring 1,182 young innovators.
The YAI initiative has so far attracted over 10,000 youth nationally, many of whom have received training in technology, agriculture, energy, and the environment.
Sixty percent of the 9,000 jobs created by the initiative have gone to women.
Later that day, a German delegation headed by Ms. Sevine Jansen, the deputy ambassador, was hosted by Hon. Iddrisu to discuss the potential for enhancing German language instruction in Ghana.
The team emphasized recent improvements, such as the addition of German to a few TVET colleges like Tamale and its promotion to a major program at the University of Education, Winneba.
Teacher exchanges and digital learning solutions from the German company Ambylon were also discussed.
However, because of unpaid commitments, the team expressed worries regarding the DAAD scholarship program’s suspension.
Hon. Iddrisu stated that Ghana is prepared to resolve the problems and strengthen collaboration for the benefit of both nations.
Source: newsthemegh.com