{"id":681,"date":"2025-04-04T04:30:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T04:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/?page_id=681"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:54:11","slug":"gesi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/our-work\/gesi\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Equality &#038; Social Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"681\" class=\"elementor elementor-681\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07b6583 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"07b6583\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Inclusion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bb065 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7bb065\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded9874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"ded9874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-home\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M280.37 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad46ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad46ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Introduction<\/h4><p>T-TEL\u2019s GESI work focuses on five strategic directions in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and its agencies. These include influencing curriculum, teaching, learning, and assessment to be GESI-responsive; strengthening school leaders\u2019 capacity to be GESI-responsive; supporting school management in creating safe environments and addressing gender-based violence; tracking progress and facilitating learning through research and communication; and building a Community of GESI Allies to drive the equality and inclusion agenda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75816a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"75816a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9669b45\" data-id=\"9669b45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dc77f4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4dc77f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3d28c8\" data-id=\"c3d28c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ed504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6ed504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>T-TEL seeks to work with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to ensure that all secondary education institutions in Ghana become genuinely committed to achieving gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) by adopting and leading GESI transformative interventions. This effort is informed and driven by the work of various actors in secondary education in Ghana and on experiences from the implementation of T-TEL (a six-years teacher education transformation programme in Ghana). It is also informed by existing data on gender and education in Ghana as well as on research findings conducted to support the implementation of the secondary education reform programme. There are six specific issues which T-TEL aims to address:<\/p><p>1. Underrepresentation of women among teaching staff and in leadership positions in SHS, SHTS and TIs.<\/p><p>2. Issues with inclusive education including lack of data on enrolment and lack of inclusive teaching methods which make provision for learners with special needs or who may require remedial instruction.<\/p><p>3. Inadequate measures and policy frameworks to ensure the mainstreaming of gender and social inclusion concerns and effective implementation of GESI-related policies.<\/p><p>4. Gender-based violence and sexual abuse remain a risk and barrier to quality education especially for girls. Deep-rooted discriminatory sociocultural and institutional practices lead to marginalisation and exclusion. Some individuals within secondary education institutions hold discriminatory or prejudiced beliefs that can marginalise women, girls, and students with special education needs. Therefore, widespread behavioural change and communication efforts are required to change attitudes and create a culture that promotes the full and meaningful participation of excluded and marginalised groups such as persons with a disability and women.<\/p><p>5. Implementation of the new secondary education curriculum must ensure that gender and inclusion are given adequate attention, and this must also be the case when developing the new SHS B.Ed. and postgraduate courses in universities.<\/p><p>6. Inadequate physical infrastructure to support gender equality and social inclusion in SHSs, SHTSs and TIs. Infrastructure needs to be expanded across almost all SHSs, SHSs and TIs to ensure gender equality and social inclusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f360942 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f360942\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d78465\" data-id=\"7d78465\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03ac7f4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"03ac7f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d0f7b5\" data-id=\"8d0f7b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec36d5d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec36d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in T-TEL means identifying and changing inequalities experienced by people on the grounds of gender, wealth, ability, location, ethnicity, religion, language, etc., within the education system. It involves taking actions to reduce inequalities and exclusion in schools by ensuring equal rights, opportunities, safety, and respect for all individuals regardless of their background or circumstances.<br \/>T-TEL\u2019s GESI work in secondary education institutions is based on five strategic directions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eed4230\" data-id=\"eed4230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35784ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35784ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/52550145127_205a42cf9e_o-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/52550145127_205a42cf9e_o-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/52550145127_205a42cf9e_o-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/52550145127_205a42cf9e_o-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/52550145127_205a42cf9e_o-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/52550145127_205a42cf9e_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c79198b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c79198b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5544822\" data-id=\"5544822\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f147f27 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f147f27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e81b75\" data-id=\"1e81b75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f07daf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f07daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54283682833_90d6a57dda_o-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3559\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54283682833_90d6a57dda_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54283682833_90d6a57dda_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54283682833_90d6a57dda_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54283682833_90d6a57dda_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54283682833_90d6a57dda_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bade009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bade009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Influence curriculum, teaching, learning, and assessment to be GESI-responsive.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc305d4\" data-id=\"cc305d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18bc4d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a18bc4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem15-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem15.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0136d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b0136d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Strengthen the capacity of school leaders to be GESI-responsive.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-065103a\" data-id=\"065103a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546c157 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"546c157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/27100056160_28849e2599_o-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3561\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/27100056160_28849e2599_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/27100056160_28849e2599_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/27100056160_28849e2599_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/27100056160_28849e2599_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/27100056160_28849e2599_o-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea417f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bea417f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Support school management in creating safe school environments \u2013 including preventing and addressing gender-based violence, including sexual harassment.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-304dd4f\" data-id=\"304dd4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5766434 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5766434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem12-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NewsItem12.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a980e51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a980e51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4. Track progress and facilitate learning through research and communication.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-316095d\" data-id=\"316095d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef33ff elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fef33ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-38-24-612x424-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-38-24-612x424-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-38-24-612x424-1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e400dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e400dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5. Build a Community of GESI Allies who will be drivers of the equality and inclusion agenda.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e07a735 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e07a735\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad2a979\" data-id=\"ad2a979\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-687aa62 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"687aa62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1313e2\" data-id=\"c1313e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47da484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47da484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These strategic directions are intended to inform GESI efforts across all programmatic areas and components of the secondary education reform programme. We recognise that Ghana\u2019s secondary education stakeholders and actors may be at different levels on the GESI-transformation continuum. That means each actor or institution may require a different level of intervention that matches their needs. The GESI-transformation continuum, as shown below, demonstrates the various stages SEIs may be on their journey towards becoming GESI-responsive or transformative. There are six stages on the continuum:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-988b9e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"988b9e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7521e2f\" data-id=\"7521e2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27da901 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"27da901\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61fcf12\" data-id=\"61fcf12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1d14f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a1d14f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3573 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GESI-Infographic-768x61-1-300x24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GESI-Infographic-768x61-1-300x24.png 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GESI-Infographic-768x61-1.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The strategy, therefore, is to work together with the actor(s) to identify the stage they are at on the continuum to inform the nature of support or intervention they require. This presupposes that, though a common pathway for SEI GESI responsiveness is desired, each institution will have to conduct a self-assessment and agree on strategies and activities that uniquely address their needs. This is to ensure that SEIs make a progressive growth towards becoming GESI-transformative, first by identifying their needs, planning for it, implementing their plans, and measuring their growth.<br \/>Ultimately, ensuring GESI responsiveness in SEIs will contribute to a transformational secondary education system where:<br \/>1. Learners experience a system of teaching that removes barriers such as sexual harassment and gender-based violence to enable quality learning.<br \/>2. All learners experience differentiated learning that enables them to achieve their fullest potential.<br \/>3. School levers acquire foundational skills and competencies on how to embrace diversity and equality in preparedness for the world of work, higher education, and adult life.<br \/>4. Learners, especially girls, unlearn negative stereotypes about women leading to a higher level of assertiveness and capacity to engage on diverse issues.<br \/>5. Learners, especially boys, unlearn harmful gender norms about men to become more gender-responsive and supportive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T-TEL\u2019s GESI work focuses on five strategic directions in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and its agencies. 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