At a mid-year performance briefing held at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu shared notable milestones in the rollout of President John Dramani Mahama’s education reforms.
Speaking to members of the media, the Minister revealed that the National Education Forum recently drew considerable public engagement, with more than 2,000 proposals submitted to inform policy decisions. These inputs, he said, are guiding the Ministry’s long-term reform agenda.
Mr. Iddrisu announced that over 129,000 applicants have accessed the “No-Fee-Stress” digital portal, a platform created to simplify tertiary education applications and financial aid processes. He noted the initiative is reducing anxiety for students and parents across the country.
In a bid to make education more inclusive, the Minister disclosed that government had earmarked GHS 7 million to cover the fees of students with disabilities enrolled in tertiary institutions.
Touching on menstrual hygiene support, the MP for Tamale South declared that all sanitary pads distributed under the Free Sanitary Pad policy must be sourced locally. “No imports whatsoever,” he said. He added that there is a proposal under consideration to establish a sanitary pad manufacturing plant within the Prisons Service to generate jobs and sustain supply.
On student welfare in Senior High Schools, Mr. Iddrisu reported that GHS 600 million has been released in the past six months to fund feeding programmes nationwide.
To bolster innovation and academic inquiry, the Minister announced the launch of a National Research Fund. The fund, seeded with an initial GHS 50 million from the GETFund, is expected to enhance research output across Ghanaian universities.
These developments, Mr. Iddrisu said, represent the government’s continued commitment to a robust and inclusive education system that serves all Ghanaians.
