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Ghana

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Ghana’s youthful and diverse society contends with unsustainable foreign debt, social and cultural debates (many tinged with religious overtones), governance challenges, and the tensions and aspirations of today’s globalized world. With religious engagement in many respects an accepted part of the landscape, Ghana’s government and development partners have had little impetus to see religious actors explicitly as central players in development work, even as they play many different roles.

Publications

Policy Brief March 9, 2026

Ghana: Multiple Dimensions of Education and Religion

This brief provides a summary history of religious roles in Ghanaian education, an overview of the contemporary landscape, and brief highlights of issues related to education. It accompanies a parallel brief that describes the overall education system and analyses of contemporary challenges. The objective is to provide a robust background for ongoing discussions about strategic religious…