While our programme of building schools has massively expanded access to educate in the rural villages around Lawra, such access would be worthless if the education provided is not of a high quality. The Trust supports the provision of teachers and quality education in three ways:

Scholarships

Savannah provides scholarships to gifted local people, helping to fund their teacher training on the understanding that they will return to work in the Lawra District once qualified. Several students from Savannah schools have taken advantage of this programme, and we are excited to see former students returning to teach the next generation of children in their villages.

Teacher Training

In addition to training new teachers, Savannah runs a training programme for existing teachers, not just in Savannah schools but across the whole district. Delivered by our School Improvement Officers, this ensures that the teaching taking place in our schools is of the highest quality.

This teacher training takes place in our Teacher Resource Centre, a Savannah building in the centre of Lawra which serves as the base for our local team.

Teachers’ Accommodation

Many schools in rural locations struggle to attract qualified teachers, as many prefer to live and work in more affluent areas of Ghana with easy access to amenities rather than rural villages with a lower standard of living, like those served by Savannah. To counteract this, at our most rural schools we are building accommodation for teachers, providing good quality housing adjacent to the school. This enables Savannah to attract teachers to our most remote schools, and removes obstacles to children receiving a high-quality education.