The Vim Views & Versions - Blogs of a MIghTy African

For 15+ years, GhanaThink through Barcamp Ghana has consistently delivered on its promise to empower Ghanaian youth, help drive their personal development, and foster innovation across Ghana . Operating as a social enterprise, GhanaThink Foundation ensures that the program is not only impactful but also strategically managed for long-term sustainability. The extensive reach, high participant engagement, powerful online testimonials via #BarcampGhanaImpact, and the tangible successes of its alumni, including the many named individuals, clearly demonstrate Barcamp Ghana's profound and enduring contribution to Ghana's human capital development. Barcamps in Ghana are free networking forums . The resource personnels for these have been REAL. REAL stands for Resourceful, Experienced and Accomplished with a proven record of great Leadership skills and impact. Some of the recent mentors at Barcamps - post covid-19 - have included Awura Abena Agyeman, Nathan Quao, Isaac Sesi, Ese...

We call +Barcamp Accra the Father Christmas of Barcamps. It normally happens on the Saturday before Christmas but the festive season is not the main driver behind this choice. It is to cater for allowing Ghanaians from all over the world to meet, those in Ghana and in the Diaspora. The Borgas have been arriving and we can see it in the Accra traffic. Or in the dollar-cedi rate? For 2 years, Barcamp Accra has not happened, due to covid and other reasons. Barcamp Accra is back on Saturday, December 17, 2022 ! Join a network of change-makers, doers, and entrepreneurs at an event where you can learn, share, network, and be mentored . If you cannot join in person, join us via the #bcaccra hashtag on social media! Barcamp Accra 2022 is a free networking event to bring people together for a day of learning, sharing, networking and mentoring. It is happening on Saturday, December 17 at the Volta Hall Dining Hall, Legon, Accra. The theme is around Finance, Personal development and Innovati...

Hello 2019! I am 35 years old now. That is a watershed moment age. Just after my birthday, I was named African Male Youth of the Year 2018. You can read about it on various news sources and read what I also said about it here . In 2019 and beyond, I want to be an even better leader. Yeap. bit.ly/VimViewsVersions I want to write about more posts around leadership like I have done in the past too . But the point of this blog post is to share with you some cool articles written about me , praising my leadership abilities, etc. Ato Ulzen-Appiah is a Ghanaian Star https://www.konnectafrica.net/ato-ulzen-appiah-is-a-ghanaian-star/ I met Ato Ulzen-Appiah http://tokpatic.nandaseye.com/i-met-ato-ulzen-appiah/ Meet Ato Ulzen Appiah, the Mighty African Who Shuns Speaking and Acts to Motivate https://amoafowaa.com/2014/12/22/meet-ato-ulzen-appiah-the-mighty-african-who-shuns-speaking-and-acts-to-motivate/ 9 heroes of modern day Ghana worth celebrating just as Dr. Nkruma...

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 ...