Projects
The African Centre for School Leadership is developed through multi- and single-country projects implemented by VVOB, in cooperation with relevant partners. Currently, several such projects have been initiated.
ACSL Foundation Phase Project
Location: Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana
Timing: May 2023 – October 2024
Budget: 737,822.29 USD
Donor: Mastercard Foundation
Challenge/opportunity
Governments in Africa have made great strides to ensure access to basic education. But ‘being in school’ does not equal ‘learning’, and the quality of education indeed remains a challenge. Effective school leadership is critical to addressing the underlying factors of the learning crisis impacting the Africa…
The GEM report background study: Research on school leadership competences in Sub-Saharan Africa
Location: Ghana, Kenya, Zambia
Timing: June 2023 – December 2023
Budget: 10,000 USD
Donor: Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report UNESCO
Challenge/opportunities
School leadership is recognised broadly as a key factor in enhancing student learning outcomes. Although the school leader does not interact directly with learners in the classroom, they play a big role in ensuring that the school learning environment is conducive to effective learning.&…
Leadership Communities of Practice in Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Ghana
Location: Ghana
Timing: 1 March 2023 – October 2024
Budget: 183,000 EUR
Donor: Jacobs Foundation
Challenge/opportunities
Quality ECE is critical for building a productive and competitive nation envisioned in Ghana’s Education Strategic Plan 2018-2030. With this vision, the ECE policy was developed to strengthen the ECE sub-sector to advance the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and emotional growth of all 4-5-year-old children. However, several challenges …