1. Productivity in Ghana is at a higher rate than its neighboring nations.

Ghana uses 6% of its GDP to pay for education, one of the highest percentages in the world. It is a participant in world trade. Gold, cocoa and oil are three of Ghana’s primary exports. This keeps profits high enough to continue to educate and train younger citizens to farm and harvest. For example, the GDP (gross domestic product) of the neighboring country Togo is less than Ghana. Meanwhile, 30% of the population in Togo lives below the poverty line (2,366,700 people). Ghana’s percentage of those below the poverty line is 23.4% (6,966,180 people).

2. In 2017, students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology developed a solar-powered vehicle for transport called “aCar” to further explore the transportation needs of the country. 

Mostly, Ghanaian farmers need transportation to and from the town markets (especially rural farmers) and also carry the goods that they need to sell. The aCar became a convenient way to transport goods and trade with other farmers at markets in town. The car is solar-powered, does not require fossil fuel and also save them money.

3. Chailes Ofori Antipem's Textbook Invention

He created a science set, a small black box the size and price (at $15) of a textbook packed with electrical kit.Being able to put the sets on the desks of the students and see that glow in their eyes when they build that first electrical circuit, he says. "That is what keeps us going."Charles set up his company Dext Technology 18 months ago. He now has nine members of staff, and has so far sold more than 5,000 sets to government and private schools across Ghana.

The idea started with his roommate, Michael Asante Afrifa, in their dorm room at university. They want every child in Ghana to have access to one in the next two years.Getting the knowledge from the book is one thing but being able to experience it with experimentation is what is really important".

But sub-Saharan Africa is massively lagging behind in terms of its investment in STEM education and training. As a region on its own, the UN states it will need 2.5 million engineers alone just to meet its sustainable development goal (SDG) of improving access to clean water and sanitation.

Dr Thomas Tagoe, a member of the Ghana Science Association, says instilling in children a love of science is particularly important as the country does not have enough engineers and IT specialists.

4. Accra has become the home and the hub for technological advancement and the future of the nation’s development. 

Accra is a home to many tech firms and startup ideas. Accra has become the host for pharmaceutical companies like “mPedigree” and “Rancard” that provide telecommunication services with other companies in the region. 

Setting up these telecommunication companies in the heart of Ghana’s metropolitan city has helped thousands of students, growing up in Ghana is difficult not to talk about finding a path and way of learning. 

The median age in Ghana is 21 years old (5,230,050 people within the age range of 15-24). The future of Ghana is relying on young citizens to develop and further produce technological solutions to the prominent issues that currently lack such.

5. Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra is providing complete IT training, funding for software startups and even mentorship for all students.

Having more young people trained in IT is helpful for the progression of technology and productivity within the nation. These schools and programs give young Ghanaians inspiration, hope and prosperity for their future and that of the nation. Students originating from rural cities and towns are learning skills that they can use internationally or locally. They are learning environmental and technological problem-solving. Tech hubs like Impact Hub Accra, iSpace and MEST are working the minds of those who want to learn to develop their communities.