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A year of #233moments - posts at 2:33pm & 2:33am with Ghana in mind

2013 has been a great year. Here is one of the recap posts I am writing. For this, am choosing to share some favorite #233moments tweets. Praying and will work to make 2014 an even better and more interesting year :-) Past 2:33pm in #Ghana . Almost getting home to #Kumasi with my sister. I feel incredibly blessed. May I do more to bless others. #233moments — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) January 1, 2013 <23.3 minutes to 2:33pm in #Ghana . It's a Joseph New Year celebration here in #Kumasi while #Edina Bronya goes on in #Elmina . #233moments — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) January 5, 2013   Past 2:33pm in #Ghana . It's #TraditionTuesday via @GhanaThink . Get a Ghanaian name today! :-) http://t.co/nLCz4v70 by @faddai . #233moments — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) January 29, 2013 2:33pm in #Accra , #Ghana . It's #FashionFriday . Wearing a nice #Ghanaian shirt my mother gave me. I love wearing these. #233moments . — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) February 8, 2013...

The Father Christmas of Barcamps in Ghana - Barcamp Accra - is here to fight corruption, etc

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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. They'll quickly realise that the top issues in Ghana in 2015 are #Dumsor and #Corruption . The latter is still rife and is the main topic driving Barcamp Accra 2015. Corruption clearly for me are the symptoms of bigger systemic issues we have in Ghana. But why and how do we become corrupt? What can we do to fight this canker? It will be addressed via a panel discussion at +GhanaThink Foundation 's 55th Barcamp in Ghana. The team putting this together is led by +Duncan Elikplim Kwame Gablah alongside +Atitsogbui Patrick Keli +Watson Bedzrah +Bubune Sorkpor   +Dieu-Donne Gameli +Esperanza Yakubu +Nana Fynn Class-Peters...

Barcamps are back to batan - Participate in Barcamp Accra 2022

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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...