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For 17 years, Barcamp Ghana has been more than just a series of events; it has been a movement. As I lead the GhanaThink Foundation , our mission remains steadfast: to build a critical mass of youth who are patriotic, passionate, positive, proactive, progressive, and productive . In 2025, this GhanaThink program took this mission across 13 cities, proving that when changemakers, doers, entrepreneurs and innovators gather, the impact is undeniable. A Transformative Year for Innovation The theme for 2025— "Impact | Innovation | Quality" —was a deliberate step toward intentional action. For Impact , we highlighted corporate social responsibility and local initiatives. For Innovation , we celebrated entrepreneurs, including those who shared one-minute pitches. For Quality , we focused on the quality of youth #inGhana , quality #MadeInGhana products to the air we breathe via the #CleanAirGhana campaign. Throughout the year, I had the privilege of joining our local teams on the...

As long as I have had Liberian friends aside my family members who are half- Liberian , I have been hearing about #Lib4Lyfe . I saw this as being tied to music and entertainment, and not just patriotism. It took me travelling to Liberia for the first time in December 2025 for me to know that Liberians like to chill!!!!! Chilling and partying goes hand in hand with music. For a music aficionado like me, I was noticing the soundtrack of the town while in and around Monrovia . For a party soul like me, you can trust that I partied seriously in Liberia . We were balling baaaaway! Arrival Anthems: Thursday, December 11 I flew from Accra on a Kenya Airways flight which I spent watching a Kenyan movie - “ It’s A Free Country ” and paying attention to the songs played in it. It was a great movie to watch, travelling into a country that is very free, in more than 4 ways. Liberia gets its name from the word “liberty”, formed by indigenes and freed slaves from the West. My sister Stacey ,...