Document #1340065
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
A representative of the High Commission for
the Republic of Ghana in Ottawa stated that there are schools
ranging from kindergartens to senior secondary schools at all
military bases in Ghana. He stated that these schools are open to
all children in the vicinity of the military bases. He stated that
Ghana has universal free education from elementary to junior
secondary level. Tuition is free at but pupils have to pay for
books and uniforms, while those in senior secondary schools have to
pay an additional fee for room and board. This information was
corroborated by a Ghanaian political science professor at the
University of South Florida and the executive director of Match
International, a Canadian non-governmental organization working in
the Third World (27 Sept. 1994; 27 Sept. 1994). However, the two
latter sources stated that priority is given to children of the
military personnel.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
The High Commission for the Republic
of Ghana, Ottawa. 27 September 1994. Telephone interview with
representative.
Match International, Ottawa. 27
September 1994. Telephone interview with executive director.
Ghanaian Professor of political science
professor, University of South Florida, Tampa. 27 September 1994.
Telephone interview.