Another Barcamp Cape Coast chapter starts with #bccapecoast 2015

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This year, we shall have our 5th +Barcamp Cape Coast. It's been great to see what has emerged out of Barcamps in Cape Coast these 5 years. There are startups like +Ahonya.com which now has the +Ahonyabid product. There's the inspiration for +Tech Needs Girls Gh by +regina agyare. But I especially love the growth of people like +kofi yeboah +Kobe Subramaniam +William Osilaja Boampong and +francis kumadoh. The first two are joined by +Rachel Hormeku (also from #Bccapecoast), +Senam Aseye Bridget and +Leonard Hagan to lead the +Barcamp Ghana program in Ghana. With this next theme around 'Equipping the Youth to plan their future today', we at the +GhanaThink Foundation are on course to do more.

Barcamp Cape Coast 2015 is on September 12th at the University of Cape Coast. The organizing team is made up of +Papa Baffoe Aikins +Mantey Joshua +Wilson Seyram Ameamu +sampson oboh +Ansaba Amoah +Kwesi Quagraine and some other volunteers. I'm excited for this event, as always. Especially because I get to be in Elmina, my hometown. Join us there to learn, share and network. Hoping that we congregate and continue network a lot of driven young people based in Cape Coast and beyond. If you can't join us in person, stay tuned to the #bccapecoast hashtag.


Barcamp Cape Coast 2015 is a free networking forum bringing people together for a day of discussion, demos and dialogue on Cape Coast, Ghana and beyond. It will take place on September 12, 2015 at the Faculty of Education Lecture Theatre 9 at the University of Cape Coast. The theme for this year is Equipping the youth to plan their future today. This event will be the 5th BarCamp in Cape Coast as it builds a network of young change makers, doers and entrepreneurs in Ghana. The GhanaThink Foundation has successfully organized 47 BarCamps in Ghana.

This forum will focus on information sharing to enable participants plan their future better. Time-tested teachings along with transcendent trends will be highlighted and discussed in order to help set the paths of youths right. Cape Coast has been a major town for education in Ghana and various stakeholders will be participating in Barcamp Cape Coast.
The Barcamp will feature multiple user-generated breakout sessions about business, social entrepreneurship, technology and development, alongside topics relevant to the Central Region and beyond. There will be a speed mentoringsession where mentors will give insights and answers to questions from attendees. Confirmed mentors include Benedict Entsi Williams (Agrobusiness), +Ekow Simpson (cape360gh), George Nii Tackie (Business Lecturer), +Samuel Kojo Brace (ATL FM Journalist), Felix Osei (Talent Microfinance), +benewaa fosu aka Sarah Fosu (Woman for Girl Initiative), +Jay Yorke (Marketer), +Rosina Dolly (Dolly Foundation), +Elvis Sekyi (First Capital Plus), +Tara Squire (+Tigo Ghana), etc
Register/RSVP at the BarCamp Cape Coast eventbrite website (barcampcapecoast15.eventbrite.com) or text "Barcamp Cape Coast [name] [email address] to 1945 through any mobile network (example - Barcamp Cape Coast Esi Eshun esi@eshun.co). Contact us via barcamp at www.ghanathink.org for sponsorship or partnership opportunities.

BarCamp Cape Coast 2015 is supported by Tigo Ghana, Making All Voices Count, Kasahorow Foundation, Cape 360. Join us to move the Central Region and Ghana forward.
Stay tuned via the #bccapecoast hashtag.
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