Education is key to meaningful lives for refugees – Akufo-Addo

Education is key to meaningful lives for refugees – Akufo-Addo

GHANA –  President Akufo-Addo of Gahna delivered keynote address at the 2017 World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha, Qatar, on the theme: “Asset over Burden – Education for Refugee Youth.”  As reported by JoyOnline, President Akufo-Addo affirmed the central importance of human rights education, reiterating the goal to, “help build a new African civilisation, governed by the rule of law, respect for individual liberties and human rights, and the principles of democratic accountability, which will provide the basis for the new Africa of prosperity and dignity, no longer dependent on aid or charity.”

Further details on this important speech may be found here: https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2017/November-17th/education-is-key-to-meaningful-lives-for-refugees-akufo-addo.php