STEM Access Program
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Equips public secondary schools with shared laboratory equipment for physics and chemistry practicals currently taught from textbooks only.
Why this matters in Ghana
Enrollment in public senior high schools has climbed steeply since Ghana abolished fees at that level in 2017, and many schools now teach far more students than their buildings were designed for. Laboratories have not kept pace. In deprived districts a school may have one poorly equipped science room or none, so physics and chemistry are taught from the board and the textbook, and students sit the practical papers of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination having rarely handled the apparatus.
The consequences fall unevenly. Students from rural and low-income homes, and girls in particular, are less likely to choose or stay in science when they never see an experiment work, which narrows their route to university places in medicine, engineering and agriculture. Teachers trained in practical methods have no means to use that training. Shared sets of glassware, meters, chemicals and safety equipment let teachers run real practicals with groups of students and can rotate between schools.
What your gift pays for
- Shared laboratory kits with glassware, measuring instruments and basic reagents
- Safety equipment such as goggles, gloves, fire extinguishers and first-aid supplies
- Teacher training on running practicals safely and effectively with large classes
- Lockable storage and transport so equipment can move between neighboring schools
Organization
CAMFED Ghana · Ghana
Charity Commission for England and Wales (parent: CAMFED International) · No. 1029161
Founded 1998 · Headquarters: Accra
Has equipped deprived senior high schools with STEM laboratory equipment.
How they work: CAMFED works inside the government school system, alongside district education offices, head teachers and parent and community committees that help decide which students need support. Much of its follow-through comes from the CAMFED Association, a network of young women it supported through school, some of whom return to schools as Learner Guides offering mentoring and life-skills sessions. Its main focus is girls' education, so science support is tied to helping girls stay in school and finish.
Track record: Since 1998 CAMFED Ghana has supported 170,877 students through secondary school and works in 1,402 government schools across 46 districts.
✓ Verified by our team on 9 July 2023
Giving in Ghana
Practical skills and basic infrastructure are the common thread for Ghana. Public secondary schools receive shared lab equipment so physics and chemistry can be taught hands-on, and young people who left school early gain apprenticeships in skilled trades. Beyond the classroom, boreholes replace unprotected surface water in rural communities, and coastal fishing towns organize plastic cleanups. Partners are Ghanaian bodies, from CAMFED Ghana and OIC Ghana to the Community Water and Sanitation Agency and the grassroots group Plastic Punch.
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