Africa ICT Right

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Mary Afriyie SDA School Computer Donation

Sector: Education
Status: Completed
Sponsor: ESSENT
Partner: Close the Gap
Contributor: SankofaTech
Location: Mamponteng, Kumasi – Ashanti Region

Africa ICT Right, in conjunction with SankofaTech, a US-based NGO, donated 20 refurbished laptops with accessories to the school in June 2016. 

Amrahia Community JHS Computer Donation

Sector: Education
Status: Completed
Sponsor: ESSENT
Partner: Close The Gap
Contributor: EDUCAGHANA
Location: Amrahia, Accra – Greater Accra Region

We donated five refurbished computers to this School in September 2016 and also installed Internet connectivity.

 

GAKU School Donation

Sector: Education
Status: Completed
Sponsor: ESSENT
Partner: Close The Gap
Contributor: EDUCAGHANA
Location: Labadi, Accra – Greater Accra Region

The GAKU School received 8 refurbished computer sets with accessories thanks to EDUCAGHANA's collaboration with Africa ICT Right.

AIR Donates Internet Routers To 4 Schools

Sector: Education
Status: Completed
Sponsor: Google Ghana
Location: Tamale – Northern Region

In 2014, we collaborated with Google Ghana to donate 10 MTN Internet routers to Dahinsheli JHS, Kanvilli RC JHS, and Kanvili Tawfikya Junior High School in Tamale to assist their STEM Teachers.

Digital Village ICT Centre - Battor

Sector: Education
Status: Ongoing
Sponsor: ATC Ghana
Location: Battor – Volta Region

On October 22, 2018, we officially inaugurated the 1st Digital Village ICT Learning Center at Battor in the North Tongu district of the Volta region as part of our collaboration. 

Digital Village ICT Centre - Savelugu

Sector: Education
Status: Ongoing
Sponsor: ATC Ghana
Location: Savelugu – Northern Region

On February 5, 2019, we officially opened the 2nd Digital Village ICT Learning Center at Savelugu in the Nanton district of the Northern region as part of our collaboration.

Digital Village ICT Centre - Jamdede

Sector: Education
Status: Ongoing
Sponsor: ATC Ghana
Location: Jamdede – Bono Region

On November 15, 2021, we officially opened the 3rd Digital Communities ICT Learning Center at Jamdede in the Berekum East Municipal Assembly in the Bono region as part of our collaboration.

Digital Village ICT Centre - Daduri

Sector: Education
Status: Ongoing
Sponsor: ATC Ghana
Location: Daduri – Upper East Region

On November 23, 2021, we officially opened the 4th Digital Communities ICT Learning Center at Daduri in the Bawku Municipal Assembly in the Upper East region as part of our collaboration.

Entrepreneurship clubs - Accra

Sector: Youth Empowerment

Status: Ongoing

Sponsor: Team WeThrive

Location: Accra – Greater Accra Region

We have established three (3) entrepreneurship clubs for 69 students in 2023 in each of our partner schools: Teiman Wisdom School in Teiman, Brooks of Life Ministries in Abokobi, and Rightway International School in Tema. Each student company will receive seed funding for supplies needed to launch their business ventures after the training program.

Coding For Girls

Sector: Gender
Status: Completed
Sponsor: Motorola Foundation
Location: Tamale – Northern Region and Battor – Volta Region

With funding from Motorola Foundation, we organized coding training classes for nearly 3,000 females within our ATC Digital Communities ICT Learning centers in Savelugu and Battor. The goal of the initiative was to spark young girls' interest in STEM education.

GTech Resource Center - Tamale

Sector: Gender
Status: Completed
Sponsor: Google Inc.,
Location: Tamale – Northern Region

We partnered with Google Inc. in 2014 to open a 30 seat resource center in Tamale for our Girls In Tech (GTech) program. The Resource Center was established to assist junior high school girls from Wurushei, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region.  

GTech Summer Camp

Sector: Gender
Status: Completed
Sponsor: AIR
Location: Tema – Greater Accra Region

20 Students from Rightway International School in Tema participated in a week-long STEM Summer Camp. The goal of the initiative was to spark young girls' interest in STEM. Critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaborative skills were taught to the students.

ITeach Project-Mamponteng

Sector: Education
Status: Completed
Sponsor: Sankofa Tech Inc.,
Location: Mamponteng – Ashanti Region

52 instructors from 9 schools received training thanks to support from Sankofa Tech Inc. The following schools were involved: Mary Afriyie SDA JHS (host school); Mamponteng R/C JHS "A"; Nureel Huda Islamic JHS; Mamponteng R/C JHS "B"; Fawoade D/A JHS; Nuriya Islamic JHS; Ntonso SDA JHS; Dumanefo D/A JHS; Mamponteng D/A JHS.

 

The Hour of Code Program

Sector: Gender
Status: Completed
Partner: Code.org 
Location: Tamale – Northern Region

In 2014, Africa ICT Right participated in the Hour of Code program by conducting a coding session for over 100 young people, the majority of whom were girls, at its GTech Resource Center in Tamale.

Darul Hadis JHS, Wurushei Community Al-Bahadal JHS, Choggu Yapalsi M/A JHS, Bagabaga Dem. JHS "A", Ridge "A" JHS, Bagabaga Dem. JHS "B", Ridge "B" JHS, and several Wurishe Community members were among those that took part in the program. After the day-long session, certificates were distributed to the 100 young participants.

Shama GTech Center

Sector: Gender
Status: Completed
Sponsor: WeTech
Location: Shama, Takoradi – Western Region

The GTech Centre in Shama is one of three IT laboratories established by Africa ICT Right to promote gender equity in ICT education.  Since its inception in 2015, the center has trained approximately 160 Junior High School girls from four schools in basic coding each academic year.

STEM Trainers' Refresher Training Program

Sector: Education

Status: Completed

Sponsor: Google Inc.,

Location: Tamale – Northern Region

In 2014, we organized a three-day ICT training for 36 STEM teachers in the Tamale Metropolis.

The training's goal was to provide Science, Technology, English, and Mathematics (STEM) instructors with the necessary skills and content to assist them in incorporating ICT into their teaching and learning. 

Training Program For STEM Trainers

Sector: Education

Status: Completed

Sponsor: Google Inc.,

Location: Tamale – Northern Region

In 2014, we organized a three-day ICT training for 36 STEM teachers in the Tamale Metropolis.

The training's goal was to provide Science, Technology, English, and Mathematics (STEM) instructors with the necessary skills and content to assist them in incorporating ICT into their teaching and learning. 

Mobile 4 Life Project - Kumasi

Sector: Health
Status: Completed
Sponsor: Medic Mobile
Locations: Bebu & Aburaso – Ashanti Region

We collaborated with Medic Mobile and the Methodist Health Directorate to implement the Mobile 4 Life project at the Methodist Hospitals in Bebu and Aburaso by providing each health facility with a laptop to help them register new pregnancies, track antenatal visits, identify high-risk pregnancies, and report deliveries and results. We also organized a two-days program in the two hospitals to train midwives and community health workers.

STEM Lab - Tema

Sector: STEM

Status: Ongoing

Sponsor: Shaftesbury School, UK

Location: Tema – Greater Accra RegionAs part of our partnership with Shaftesbury School, UK, and other EdTech partners, we officially commissioned a new state-of-the-art STEM lab in Tema for students at Rightway International School in the Tema West Municipal of the Greater Accra region on September 6, 2022. This center will act as an innovation hub, equipped with cutting-edge technology, to promote STEM teaching and learning for students and instructors in Tema and beyond.    

STEM Club - Adjen Kotoku

Sector: STEM

Status: Ongoing

Partner: Primeroses Montessori School 

Location: Adjen Kotoku – Greater Accra Region

 

Our after-school STEM Club program at Primeroses Montessori School has roughly 20 students enrolled in our computer programming (Coding) and robotics clubs. The club meets on Tuesdays.

STEM Club - Tema

Sector: STEM

Status: Ongoing

Partner: Rightway International School

Location: Tema – Greater Accra Region

Rightway International School has approximately 57 kids engaged in our after-school STEM Club program in computer programming (Coding), engineering (3D Design and Printing), electronics (Arduino), and robotics. Every Wednesday and Friday, the club meets.

STEM Lab – Teiman

Sector: STEM

Status: Ongoing

Sponsor: Team 4 Tech

Location: Teiman – Greater Accra Region

 

On July 16, 2023, we officially inaugurated our 2nd STEM lab at Teiman Wisdom School in Teiman, La-Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, as part of our partnership with Team 4 Tech in the US. This center will act as an innovation hub, equipped with cutting-edge technology, to promote STEM teaching and learning for students and instructors in Teiman and beyond.

Help bring STEM education to every child in Ghana.

In Ghana, the digital divide is a serious crisis. Technology changes everything, so together we can reinvent this story.  Every student should be given the chance to learn how to code in school. Whether you decide to make a one-time donation or commit to giving on a regular basis, your generosity will affect lives and transform communities.

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