Today, as the world marks World Teachers’ Day under the theme “Standing with  teachers: 60 years of protecting the profession, advancing its status and shaping our  futures,” we reaffirm a simple truth: teachers are the chief architects of national  development. 

At Child Online Africa, we stand firmly with teachers across Ghana and the continent.  We also issue a clear warning: politicizing education and the curriculum is dangerous.  When learning is driven by political expediency rather than truth, critical thinking, emotional-social learning and shared values, we fail the children we claim to serve. 

Politicized education undermines learning, erodes public trust, compromises teachers’  professionalism, and divides rather than unites. The 1966 UNESCO Recommendation  on the Status of Teachers was clear: teachers must be protected and empowered not  used to advance transient political agendas. 

We therefore call on all stakeholders to: 

•  Protect the integrity of the curriculum 
• Defend teachers’ professional autonomy 
• Anchor learning in truth, equity, critical thinking, and digital citizenship • Invest in teachers’ status, welfare, and voice 

Child Online Africa remains committed to supporting teachers in delivering safe,  ethical, and values-driven digital education. When teachers are empowered and  education is protected from politicization, children and nations thrive. 

Happy World Teachers’ Day 2026. 

Let us stand with teachers. Let us protect education. Let us uphold values. 

Signed, 

Awo Aidam Amenyah 

Executive Director