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Aligning with GhanaThink’s motto “Less Talk, More Action”, my life story is one of action over words— where I substitute interest in motivational speeches for driving change through work done and sharing about impactful initiatives. Amid my professional endeavors, football is a major feature in my life as well. It offers relaxation, inspiration, and a lens through which I view community, excellence, and even African pride. In 2014, I decided to not wear my passion for football on my sleeve and not put my heart too much into football, the results, the emotions, etc. My heart still lies with Accra Hearts of Oak and I would like to see the club conquer ! My journey with football started in my childhood, spent on the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus in Kumasi, Ghana . I did not just frequent the library just for books and newspapers to know trivia, but also to play tennis and football. I was not one of the top players in my neighbourhood, many of my fr...

You might know me for many things, but you might know how much of a basketball buff I am (or have become). Growing up in Kumasi, Ghana, I was not so much into basketball like football, tennis - which I played a lot and followed assiduously. I was passionate about trivia too, combining several trips to the KNUST Children’s Library with tennis matches involving my brother Kofi and friends. I knew lots of trivia in football, tennis, athletics, boxing, & bball as we called it, especially my friends on KNUST campus who played it. We didn’t have many basketball nets and hoops to play in my community so I didn’t learn to play the sport. I liked Michael Jordan like many folks, as well as Penny Hardaway - 2 of the top guards of the 90s - playing for Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic respectively. My passion for basketball extends to my cultural neighbourhood, such as blogging about African players in the NBA, emphasizing pride in continental talent like Joel Embiid, Pascal Siakam, etc and Ime...

  The GhanaThink Foundation today celebrates the spirit and impact of National Volunteer Day (NVDay) 2025 , a nationwide volunteer mobilisation held on 21 September 2025 and supported by a broad coalition of youth groups, NGOs, schools and corporate partners. NVDay 2025 activities were widely shared across Facebook, Instagram and X under #NVDay2025 and coordinated through event listings on the GoGiveTime platform. This coincides with International Volunteer Day (IVD) under the theme "Every Contribution Matters". “The future of Ghana depends on the actions we take today. The best way to predict the future is to create it. Less talk, more action.” — Ato Ulzen-Appiah , Director, GhanaThink. National Volunteer Day is organised by the Ghana Volunteer Program (GVP), an initiative of GhanaThink Foundation. The Ghana Volunteer Program was born on 5 December 2013 , marking International Volunteer Day that year. GVP matches volunteers to volunteer opportunities. It continues to op...