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-LIT-LEAD Tanzania
Location: Tanzania, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Malawi and the pan-African level.
Duration: December 2024 – December 2030
Budget: $43,745,899.00
Partner: Mastercard Foundation
Challenge/opportunity:
Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its education journey. Across the continent, access to basic education has expanded significantly. More children are entering and staying in school, and governments and partners are investing in policies aimed at improving learning outcomes.
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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 …