Ghana Code Club

Ghana Code Club is turning 10 this year Hurray! We’re proud and excited to be celebrating a decade of remarkable achievements, empowering young learners with STEM skills and shaping futures! This year, we’re taking it further by launching adult programs, with a special focus on helping women build professional skills using technology. Are you an Entrepreneur, or thinking to launch a career? Register to learn how to take your business to the next level: • Design and publish your own marketing products • Create your website • Design your product visuals and animations • Publish your mobile apps • Leverage AI tools for enhanced productivity Ready to transform your career? Explore opportunities like: Starting a Virtual Assistant business Launching a 3D Printing venture Becoming a Data Analytics professional Mastering Digital Marketing or Project Management Special Offer: Training is FREE for the first 30 women! Who Can Apply: Anyone 18+ Register here! https://lnkd.in/dMwa9X9a Don’t miss this opportunity to upskill and thrive! #STEMForAll #ghanacodeclub #EmpoweringWomen #DigitalSkills #Entrepreneurship #GhanaCodeClub@10

Grateful for the opportunity to empower adolescent girls with digital skills in #2024. Excited for even more opportunities in #2025 to bridge the digital gender gap! #Ecobank #ghanacodeclub #atcghana

As 2024 concludes, Ghana Code Club proudly reflects on a year of significant achievements in promoting STEM education across the nation. Key milestones include: 100 Girls in STEAM Initiative: This year, we expanded our reach by training 1,000 girls through our 100 Girls in STEAM initiative, operating from 18 centers nationwide. Coolest Projects Ghana: We successfully launched Coolest Projects Ghana, attracting over 250 young creators who showcased their innovative projects. Teacher Training: We trained 200 teachers, equipping them with the skills to create inclusive platforms that encourage all children, especially girls, to explore STEM. These educators utilize our resources to reach over 20,000 learners annually during their computing sessions in classrooms. Hopper Dean AI and Innovation Center: The center welcomed over 120 learners, providing them with opportunities to explore technology and innovation through various programs. Our commitment to bridging the digital divide, fostering creativity, and nurturing future leaders remains unwavering. Looking ahead to 2025, we are excited to deepen our impact, train more young minds, and achieve our vision of reaching 50,000 learners annually. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated team, partners, board of advisors, and supporters for being integral parts of this incredible journey. #ghanacodeclub #2024 #impact

Exciting News! 🌟 We’re delighted to announce that Coolest Projects Ghana is making a grand return in 2025! 🎉 This one-of-a-kind showcase empowers young creators across Ghana to share their most innovative tech projects with the world. From coding and robotics to game design and app development, it’s an opportunity to celebrate creativity, inspire innovation, and spark the future! 🚀 Stay tuned for updates on how to participate, sponsor, or support this amazing platform. Let’s make 2025 the coolest year yet! 🙌 #coolestprojects #ghanacodeclub

Whilst in London last week, we had the privilege of receiving donated items, including laptops, micro:bits, and other accessories, generously contributed to Ghana Code Club by Akua Opong of ISLEG. These items were received on our behalf by Katie D. One of our amazing board advisors. Katie, an Edtech and Digital Learning Specialist with a deep passion for empowering girls, is dedicated to bridging the digital divide—this being one of the many ways she contributes. Based in the UK, Katie continues to champion initiatives that foster digital inclusion. These donated items will enable us to expand our reach, equipping more children and girls with essential digital skills. This vital support moves us closer to our goal of empowering the next generation with technology.

Last week, two of our team were at Raspberry Pi headquarters in Cambridge, UK as part of the global partners meeting. This is a chance to share and learn from other organizations around the world who have the same goal to get kids coding #ghanacodeclub #CodeClub #codeclubglobal #raspberrypi

Ghana Code Club is excited to announce a new partnership with Ecobank Ghana PLC following their Ecobank Day celebrations this past weekend. As part of the event, Ecobank launched four new digital centers in Accra ;-South Labone, Dodowa, Takoradi, and Kumasi, aimed at serving underprivileged youth. Through this collaboration, Ghana Code Club will lead coding, AI, and robotics sessions, alongside teacher training. With these new centers, we now have 18 partner locations across Ghana striving to reach 50,000 learners annually, supported by strong evaluation and monitoring systems. We are grateful for the commitment of corporate Ghana in helping bridge the digital divide. Ecobank joins ATC Ghana and Samsung Ghana as our valued corporate partners on this journey. #ghanacodeclub #Ecobank

Ghana Code Club just kicked off our teacher training sessions for educators from Agona West, Agona East, Gomoa Central, and Gomoa East Districts. Over 120 teachers will dive into Computing basics and Scratch Programming, all happening at the Samsung Innovation Center inside the Agona Swedru Library. We’re thrilled to announce that 35 educators have completed the first batch of training and are eager to use their new skills to inspire their students in coding and STEM! We believe that empowering educators is one of the powerful ways of expanding access to coding education across Ghana! #ghanacodeclub

Ghana Code Club sponsored 2 teams out of 80 teams, the RoboRangers and team BLS to participate in the ongoing Ghana Robotics Competition put together by Firefly IO and partners. It’s delightful to see young mentors (Organizers)encouraging strategic moves that can foster long-term growth, innovation, and social development. It’s exciting to see such initiatives taking root, and they hold great promise for the future. #GRC2024 #Ghanacodeclub #innovation

My twin sister, Linda Etornam Botsyoe and I were enrolled in IT/typing classes during our school breaks in Junior High School between 2008-2010 in Bolgatanga (Upper East Region in Ghana). In 2010, after our Basic Education Certification Examination (BECE), our father enrolled us in an advanced IT class where we continued typing lessons and got introduced to Microsoft Excel while we awaited results from our exams. These classes laid the foundation for our future success. Seeing how beneficial that was for us, when my 13 year old niece completed her exams recently and had rested, I asked what she wanted to do and she responded“I want to learn Data Science” 😮 A week later, I saw an advertisement from Ghana Code Club to enroll BECE graduates in a code class. I thought it was an amazing idea because my niece had shown interest in what I do and technology in general. I forwarded the advertisement to her mom and ensured she was enrolled and had started ! It was the end of Week 1 and this young woman wanted to send me everything she learnt via email ! That was exciting. Today, she sent videos of her first presentation on building websites, focusing on eco-friendliness. Her message read, "Was my introduction okay? I was a little shy." I sent her a voice note with feedback and promised to call. I'm proud of my introverted niece, Shannelle Adu Botchway, for overcoming her fears and pursuing her dreams. My advocacy for girls in STEM aims to provide platforms for them to shine. ✨ Thank you Ernestina Appiah for the positive impact you and your team at Ghana Code Club have had on these young folks. PS: She gave me a shout out in her video 😭 #GirlsinSTEM #GirlsinTech