PAGES in Ghana

The cause:

Education and poverty

The facts:

• One quarter of children in Ghana aren't enrolled in school.
• 40% of children don't live to see their primary school graduation.
• 30% of Ghana's population lives below the poverty line.
• In the project region, less than 30% of people can read and write.

The project:

Breaking the cycle of poverty starts with education. Plan provides access to quality education and economic security so that children, youth and families in Ghana get the knowledge, skills, job opportunities and financial resources needed to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.

The details:

Plan started this project in the classroom, building five primary schools. Libraries and latrines were also in the plan to ensure a healthy learning environment. But Plan didn