The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), through its Education Financing and Partnership Initiative (EFPI), has launched a nationwide Collective Furniture Appeal to mobilise support for schools facing critical shortages of classroom furniture. 

The move is part of the government's unwavering commitment to strengthening Ghana's education system and ensuring equitable access to quality learning opportunities for every child.

The initiative aligns with the vision of President John Dramani Mahama to transform Ghana's education sector through strategic partnerships, innovative financing and shared national responsibility. 

A statement issued in Accra said it complemented the government's ongoing investments in educational infrastructure, teaching and learning resources, and policies aimed at improving learning outcomes nationwide.

Since its establishment, the GETFund has remained at the forefront of financing educational development in the country, it said.

“Through EFPI, the fund is expanding opportunities for the private sector, development partners, philanthropic organisations, alumni associations, faith-based institutions, civil society organisations, and individuals to contribute meaningfully to national education development.

“The Collective Furniture Appeal is a response to numerous requests from schools across the country seeking support to provide essential classroom furniture, including students' metal mono and dual desks and chairs, bunk beds, teachers' tables and chairs, and other learning essentials needed to create safe, dignified, and conducive learning environments,” it said.

Despite the government's sustained investment in educational infrastructure, it said, furniture deficits remained a challenge in many communities.

In several schools, it said pupils continue to share desks or study under uncomfortable conditions that undermine effective teaching and learning.

Addressing those gaps, the statement said, required a collective national effort that complemented the government's ongoing interventions.