For all things barcamps in Ghana
Nothing can stop the power of young people on a mission to positively impact their community. This has been the success story of the Barcamp programme in Ho which has been organised for five (5) successive years. Barcamp Ho birthed the Junior Camp Ghana program; a mentoring programme for senior…
Barcamp Tamale 2016 is a free networking forum bringing people together for a day of learning, sharing, networking and mentoring. It happens on July 30th at the GNAT Hall in Tamale. The theme is ”Empowering the youth for a productive nation”. It is organized by the GhanaThink Foundation as part of its Barcamp Ghana program as it builds a network of young change…
The country’s digital lifestyle brand, Tigo, has urged young entrepreneurs and graduates to establish trust in their profession in order to boost productivity. Speaking under theme: “Enhancing Productivity through Professionalism” at the 59th Barcamp in Tema, the Head of Customer Value Management for Tigo Ghana, Benedict Sumah said people can…
Barcamp Cape Coast 2015 will be the 48th Barcamp Ghana event being organized by the GhanaThink Foundation under the theme “Equipping the youth to plan their future today.” The event, which comes off at 8am this Saturday, 12th September 2015, at the University of Cape Coast – Faculty of Education…
Tigo Ghana is investing resources worth millions of Ghana cedis into the educational sector which has been faced with myriad of challenges. Some of these challenges include lack of classroom blocks, teaching materials, books and adequate teachers. Individuals and benevolent organizations have done a lot to improve these challenges faced…
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, begun in 2014, is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. The Fellowship provides 500 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to hone their…
Looking for a job in Ghana in recent times has become a very daunting task. The six public universities and private ones churn out over 7,000 graduates each year. The polytechnics, training colleges and other tertiary institutions also churn out 120,000 graduates each year. According to a study conducted by…
Recently, someone sent a message to the Barcamp Koforidua page asking – “What do you do at the (bar)camp and for how long and how much?” This article addresses his and others’ questions. The Barcamp Ghana program is a GhanaThink Foundation initiative. This program is building a network of young…
BarCamp Wa 2015 is a free networking forum where participants learn, share and network. BarCamp Wa 2015 is on the theme, ‘Entrepreneurship for economic security’. This maiden edition in the Upper West region of Ghana takes place on June 13, 2015 at the Lecture Hall adjacent the Spanish Lab at the Wa Campus…
Motivational Conferences nationwide have done great by inspiring young people to aspire for greater heights in life. Unfortunately, this effect diminishes as days go by. The effect seeks to create a sudden revolution instead of small changes in their lives. BarCamps are different from the usual conferences organized. BarCamps are…