Actor David Dontoh is pushing the Ministry of Education to improve geography and history instruction in schools in order to support the continuous agenda for promoting and preserving Ghana’s cultural heritage.
He said that requiring these two courses to be taught in junior and senior high schools by the Ministry of Education would help develop and educate Ghanaians about their culture and heritage at a young age.
Speaking with Graphic Showbiz on the sidelines of the recent Akwaaba Festival launch in Accra, Mr. Dontoh stated that the ministry needed to take a deliberate approach to encouraging Ghanaians to proudly showcase their culture abroad.
“Let’s also push the Ministry of Education to implement a geography and history curriculum in our junior and senior high schools. In order to promote our heritage and culture, these two topics are crucial.
“By doing this, the kids we are teaching in the different schools will learn the meaning of our surroundings and the things that make them up, as well as the lessons from our past and everything that makes us Ghanaians,” he said.
In 2017, the Ghana Tourism Authority, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, and its affiliated organizations, initiated the See Ghana, Eat Ghana, Wear Ghana, Feel Ghana initiative as a means of increasing domestic tourism by showcasing Ghanaian culture and creative arts.
In keeping with the larger objective of showcasing the nation’s tourist potential, one of the campaign’s many objectives was to ignite the “I am Ghanaian” movement.
The actor, who has acted in a number of films, including Beasts of No Nation, Snowfall, The Dead, and The Cursed Ones, is aware that while these campaigns are meant to give existing cultural and historic events a platform, they won’t be as successful if the participants Ghanaians don’t value and promote their own culture.
David Dontoh also praised the Akwaaba Festival organizers for setting up a venue to showcase Ghanaian culture abroad.
