Correspondence from Ashanti Region

Some education leaders and advocates for girls' education have highlighted the critical importance of collaborative efforts to eliminate early marriage among young girls and unlock their potential through education.

According to them, educating girls to the highest level has the potential to transform society with ease.

They said this during a CAMFED Ghana 2025 Tertiary Convening held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

The event, organized by CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education), brought together stakeholders committed to girls' education and empowerment.

Frank Asiedu, Deputy Director of the Tertiary Directorate at the Ministry of Education, stressed the need for collective action to address the issue of early marriage. He stated that the Ministry of Education is working in close collaboration with the Ministry of Gender and other stakeholders to combat early marriage and promote girls' education. Mr. Asiedu also revealed that the Ministry has established policies to support organizations dedicated to advancing education, particularly for girls. He shared this with the media.

Following Mr. Asiedu's comments, Madam Fairuza Abdul-Rashid Safian, Executive Director, CAMFED Ghana, emphasized the transformative power of prioritizing girls' education to unlock their full potential and contribute to the development of their communities and families. She made this known in her presentation at the Convening.

Madam Safian highlighted the wide-ranging benefits of educating girls, including delayed marriage, healthier children, and increased economic empowerment. She emphasized that CAMFED Ghana is dedicated to eradicating poverty and inequalities through girls' education and young women's empowerment.

According to her, CAMFED, being a non-profit international organization operating in five African countries with offices in the United Kingdom, USA, and Canada, works to eradicate poverty and inequalities through girls’ education and young women empowerment. In Ghana, CAMFED supports marginalized young women.

Through the CAMFED Tertiary Scholarship Program, she said CAMFED Ghana currently supports about 781 marginalized young women across various public tertiary institutions in Ghana. The support package covers tuition, accommodation, stipends, and other academic-related expenses for the duration of their program.