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One of the best years of my life was 2001 , the year I finished high school aka secondary school. I had so much freedom and chalked so many achievements. 1999 was one of the worst years of my life, this was the year I was a first year (Form 1) student at Presec . I was a labourer while being a student. Presec stands for Presby Boys' Secondary (High) School - Legon . In between the dates of being a Presec student and being within the walls of this great school, my favorite teacher was Charlotte Akyeampong . Mrs Akyeampong trumps all my teachers (for me), she is my favorite teacher of all time (and for some other Odadees too). 2018 is the year of Presec 's 80th anniversary. This is a great time to honour Mrs Akyeampong with a #MightyAfrican blog post. While I was in Form 1, I joined the Quiz Writers and Debaters Club . I was very passionate about trivia and general knowledge while in junior secondary school ( KNUST JSS ) so naturally, I joined this club of students wh...

In 2017, in partnership with Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) , the GhanaThink Foundation organized the Ghana Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GYSEC) —  #GYSEC2017 . 20 budding social entrepreneurs were chosen to learn, be trained, and compete. 6 winners represented Ghana at the DOT Unconference in Rwanda. They were —  Ivy Barley   — Developers in Vogue , Princess Allotey   — ArithOut (Kids And Math) , Enam Agbozo   — Y-TIDE(now Radix Nest) , Justica Anima   — Green Arts Culture , Lamisi Atinga   — Savana Oils , Mawuli Amenyedor   — Ho Node Hub . They benefited a lot from being in Rwanda and they hvae continued to enjoy a lot of support from DOT, GhanaThink, etc. In 2018 , GYSEC has become a 4th program for GhanaThink after Barcamp Ghana , Junior Camp Ghana , Ghana Volunteer Program and was renamed the Ghana Youth Social Entrepreneurship Program (GYSEP) . 24 budding social entrepreneurs were chosen out of 220 applications to learn and be trained. As part of the ...

In 2017, the GhanaThink Foundation organized the Ghana Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GYSEC) in partnership with Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) . It was promoted as #GYSEC2017 . 20 budding social entrepreneurs were chosen out of 154 applications to learn, be trained, and compete. They were and are referred to as trainees. In 2018 , GYSEC has become a 4th program for GhanaThink after Barcamp Ghana , Junior Camp Ghana , Ghana Volunteer Program and was renamed the Ghana Youth Social Entrepreneurship Program (GYSEP) . 24 budding social entrepreneurs were chosen out of 220 applications to learn and be trained. Those selected for #GYSEP2018 were — Francis Oko Armah, Desmond Agbleke, Nii Aruna Nelson, Bright Bruce-Acquaye, Joshua Kumi, Constant Komla Likudie, Abdul Wahab M. Kannde, Lukman Abubakari, Michael Sedinam Tenu, Simeon Martey, Rejoice Dufe, Doreen Sena Aglago-Cofie, Queen Frimpong, Yaa Yeboaa Adu, Porschia Gaisie, Adjoa Amponfi, Yvette Kokui Akuavi Dorm Ko...

In 2013,  GhanaThink  decided to institute  National Volunteer Day - NVDay . This was to.encourage many people in Ghana to volunteer, make impact in our communities, help solve problems in ways we could, and help people. It wasn't just to help people, but help ourselves as volunteers : in  building skills - especially soft skills, gaining experience, networks , etc. See more about the first couple of years on  Wikipedia . We chose  Founders' Day - September 21 . This was a day the  Atta Mills led government  instituted as a day to remember the founders of Ghana (men and women) who did great things for Ghana. By volunteering around September 21, we would also be  doing something for Ghana. On December 5, 2013 on the occasion of International Volunteer Day, the   Ghana Volunteer Program program was created by GhanaThink to run National Volunteer Day and match volunteers to volunteer opportunities . National Volunteer Day's home on th...

On Sunday September 16, I was added to the  NUGS Volta Region Bloc Women's Platform  to share and discuss volunteering and  volunteeringh . It was exciting to do this after  Barcamp Ho  coordinator  Courage Christson Tetteh  had done something similar with them earlier.  Pamela Klutse  is a young lady I admire and it was great to have this discussion with her,  Makafui Tsey  and other young tertiary level ladies based in the Volta Region, many of which have never been to  Barcamp Ho . The various submissions I shared are important for  National Volunteer Day  so here is another  #MightyAfrican  blog post :-) Remember to join us for  NVDay18 , see more details at  volunteeringh.org After sharing some thoughts on volunteeringh, the floor was open for questions. I love people who are curious and ask questions, it is a great trait to have. If people feel they have no questions to ask, then they ne...

On Sunday September 16, I was added to the NUGS Volta Region Bloc Women's Platform to share and discuss volunteering and volunteeringh . It was exciting to do this after Barcamp Ho coordinator Courage Christson Tetteh had done something similar with them earlier. Pamela Klutse is a young lady I admire and it was great to have this discussion with her, Makafui Tsey and other young tertiary level ladies based in the Volta Region, many of which have never been to Barcamp Ho . The various submissions I shared are important for National Volunteer Day so here is another #MightAfrican blog post :-) Remember to join us for NVDay18 , see more details at volunteeringh.org Sometime in late 2012 - in lieu of the elections - #GhanaDecides , some GhanaThink members  and I were thinking about the lack of great leadership in Ghana. We believed that many of our political leaders didnt inspire confidence in Ghanaians or cause us to act. We believed that we needed to lead more as individ...

Ever since the year 2003, I have  seen  people say I would be the president of Ghana . They must have seen something in me . Some have been saying #Ato4President  for a long time . But that's not the point of this post so we won't get into that. I would rather have people say I am (not I would be) a great leader . I don't think I am a really great leader ( which is what we need to see ) but I am trying and would love to be known as one of the best leaders of all time . The same way Alex Ferguson is one of the greatest managers of all time. Beyonce is one of the greatest singers of all time. Tim Duncan is one of the best basketball players of all time. Oprah is one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time. The late  Nelson Mandela is one of the greatest leaders of all time. Catch my drift? I have blogged about (my) leading into leadership at KNUST-JSS , Presec , Syracuse ,  MIT , etc. Where am I today? Let's see. One fine day in ...

#NokiaLovesAndroid! Rapid renewal of  a smartphone portfolio brings next generation Nokia 5, Nokia 3 and Nokia 2 to Ghanaians . It is important for Ghanaians to have affordable smart phones. I love my Nokia 8 but it is pricey like other higher end phones. It is well worth the price for what it is able to do though. Smart phones make life easier especially when you have some of these apps that I blogged about here - Some Ghanaian built apps that people in Ghana use . Here are 3 new Nokia smartphones running Android OreoTM  which further build on hallmark design and deliver quality you can rely on. Can you hear the famous Nokia ringtone ringing in your ear? Hear ooo hear! Accra, Ghana, 28 August 2018 - HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has continued to rapidly renew its portfolio of Nokia Android smartphones by today announcing availability of Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 2.1 in Ghana. Offering access to the latest Google services, such as the Go...