GETFund Launches Nationwide Appeal for School Furniture

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has launched a nationwide furniture donation campaign to help address critical shortages in basic, junior high and senior high schools across the country.

Dubbed the Collective Furniture Appeal, the initiative is being implemented under GETFund’s Education Financing and Partnership Initiative (EFPI). It seeks to mobilise support from corporate organisations, development partners, alumni associations, religious bodies, civil society organisations, philanthropists and individuals.

GETFund said the campaign follows numerous requests from schools across Ghana for essential furniture needed to improve teaching and learning conditions.

Items being sought include metal mono and dual desks, student chairs, bunk beds, teachers’ tables and chairs, and other essential furniture to provide safe, conducive learning environments.

According to GETFund, despite sustained government investment in educational infrastructure, furniture shortages remain a challenge in several communities, with some pupils still forced to share desks or learn under uncomfortable conditions.

The Fund said closing the furniture gap requires a collective national effort to complement government interventions.

“The Collective Furniture Appeal is a response to numerous requests from schools across the country seeking support to provide essential classroom furniture,” GETFund said.

Under the initiative, corporate institutions, non-governmental organisations, development partners, traditional authorities, religious organisations, community groups, alumni associations and individuals are encouraged to donate new or gently used furniture to schools in need.

GETFund said the initiative is aligned with President John Dramani Mahama’s vision of transforming Ghana’s education sector through strategic partnerships, innovative financing and shared responsibility.

The campaign also forms part of the broader EFPI programme, which seeks to increase private-sector and philanthropic participation in financing educational development.

GETFund noted that the furniture campaign would complement government investments in school infrastructure, teaching and learning materials and other interventions aimed at improving educational outcomes.

The Fund has therefore appealed to the public to support the campaign, stressing that adequate classroom furniture is essential to creating a dignified and effective environment for both teachers and learners.

“Together, let us support the President’s vision for education by furnishing our classrooms, empowering our teachers, inspiring our learners, and ensuring that no child is left behind,” GETFund said.

Organisations and individuals interested in making bulk donations or partnering with GETFund under the EFPI initiative can contact Ms Adwoa Amankwah Boateng-Appiah on +233 50 865 2073 or adwoa.boateng@getfund.gov.gh for further information.

Source:myjoyonline