The Vim Views & Versions - Blogs of a MIghTy African

As long as we at GhanaThink have been organizing Barcamps , one topic keeps coming up: the "unemployability" of our graduates #inGhana. People talk about how school feels so distant from the actual world of work that it almost makes no sense. These conversations have also ensued through our Konnect groups. It’s a tough reality to face, but as I often say, we have to refuse to "make or buy excuses" if we want to see real change. Less talk, more action, let’s drink malt to that! My own journey took me from studying Science at Presec-Legon to MIT for Civil Engineering and Stanford for Construction Engineering Management. But if you look at what I do today with GhanaThink and consulting in the workforce readiness, youth empowerment and digital spaces, it’s clear I didn't stay strictly in the "engineering lane". I followed my professional interests into technology and youth development because I realized the value of being versatile. What does "V...

One of the KIC Fellows, Hannah Dorkenu , reached out to me earlier in 2025, wanting to interview me for her research. It explores how research and data services can better support agribusinesses in Ghana . She is a final-year Master of Development Practice student at UC Berkeley, California. That area is close to my old stomping grounds of Stanford but it can feel as far as the farm gate . Hannah was trying to find out how research and data services can support agribusinesses in Ghana to make more strategic, evidence-based decisions. It would not stop there, the findings would form the design of a practical research support service. For more than 4 years now, I have been the Entrepreneurship Development Specialist at the  Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) . KIC transforms, invests in and supports businesses in the agric value chain, especially young people. I have been managing our flagship program - AgriTech Challenge - inception in 2016 - since 2020, after spending a year ...

We at GhanaThink believe strongly in our mission: mobilize and organize talent for the primary benefit of Ghana and our vision: build a critical mass of patriotic, passionate, positive, proactive, progressive and productive young Ghanaians . Our mission is very broad so there are so many things we can do but we would only do what's easiest for us to succeed at given our state and situation  . We started GhanaThink with the spirit of volunteerism . To this day, GhanaThink is run by 100+  volunteer members and labour , including myself.  Volunteeringh opportunities with us exist for all Barcamps we organize. Aside the members, we normally have a group of volunteers per each local team,  and if we need more, we look for some. Currently, we normally get new volunteers through our community - Konnect , etc or people who we have noted who want to volunteer with us. Volunteerism is when people decide to help get something done to help others without being paid for it ....