First Ghanaian gets on GCE board

  1. Posted on Thursday 3 March 2011 - 08:30
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    Kent Mensah, AfricaNews editor in Accra, Ghana
    An enterprising young Ghanaian child rights activist Bright Appiah has been elected to serve on the 10-member board of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE). Appiah, who is the chairman of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), becomes the first Ghanaian to hold such position.
    Bright Appiah, CRI Ghana
    He would hold his new international position for the next three years in an organization that comprises 112 member countries. Among the over 200 education activists that attended the conference was former UK prime minister Gordon Brown.

    Speaking to africanews.com upon return from the 4th General Assembly of the GCE in Paris, France from February 21 – 25, Appiah said his election confirms the fact that the world is watching Ghana’s progress and a lot more is required of the country to remain a shining example to others.

    “It’s a delight to reach this level. My commitment towards better education for every child has paid off. For me I think this is the beginning and the battle to ensure quality and access to education for every single child has started,” Appiah, who is also the executive director of Child Rights International, one of the leading non-Governmental Organizations in Ghana stated.

    “I’m going to fight for the interest of Africa and not only Ghana. I strongly believe we have all the resources, the time and energy to give quality education to every child irrespective of background or race,” he added.

    Appiah won the 2009 Distinguished Child's Rights Activism Award from the Country Awards Council Ghana. He has been at the forefront of fighting for the rights of abused Ghanaian children.

    The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a civil society movement that aims to end the global education crisis. The GCE holds governments to account for their promises repeatedly made to provide Education for All.

    Visit the GCE website here to view other board members.

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