Reach for Change Podcast

Expanding access to education with Think Education

After graduating from Ashesi University, Nana Ama volunteered with education-focused non-profits and worked with low to middle-income private schools where she witnessed first-hand the systemic challenges these schools face in delivering quality education.  In 2019, she founded Think Education to support low-cost private schools in Tamale, the Northern region of Ghana to set up robust administrative and operational systems for quality education delivery. She engages school founders and managers to address their pain points and co-design context-specific solutions such as school management and operational systems for their continuous development. Nana Ama talks about her entrepreneurial journey, reflects on the progress of Think Education in bridging the structural gaps in education delivery, and shares her commitment to creating an equitable and supportive learning environment in underserved communities.

Bridging the bilingual gap in STEM education with RoBA

Starting as a Montessori in her parent’s house, Abba Hughes is bridging the gap in bilingual STEM education for a holistic educational experience for children. As the only bilingual STEM education provider in the Eastern region, RoBA uploads videos of their training and student’s STEM-related work to their YouTube channel to keep parents and stakeholders informed of their work. Visit their page: https://bit.ly/RoBAYouTube Abba talks about her entrepreneurial journey, reflects on the progress of RoBA in delivering its unique services in a relatively competitive education landscape, and shares their passion for developing a model school that deploys next-generation inventors, innovators, scientists, engineers, tech entrepreneurs, and many more!

Holistic education for impact with CDF | Edupreneur Talks

With a passion for holistic child development, Simeon started the Child Dream Foundation (CDF) as a mentorship club to inspire learning and support the holistic educational development of children in the Northern region of Ghana.  With footprints in the Volta, Oti and the Northern regions of Ghana, CDF is enhancing the reading proficiency of children in deprived communities through modern pedagogy and providing them with professional support to develop careers in STEM. In this episode, Simeon talks about how CDF provides supplemental learning for holistic child development, reflects on the progress of the Foundation in delivering its services in deprived communities, and shares their passion establish a world-class educational centre called the “Child Dream Village”.

Closing the gender gap in tech with STEMBees | Edupreneur Talks

After being one of the few women in their undergraduate STEM courses, Linda Ansong, Angela Koranteng and Lady-Omega Hammond had firsthand experience of the challenges minorities face when pursuing STEM careers. They were also aware of the advantages and opportunities STEM education provided them. So they decided to work together to close the gender gap in science and tech and founded STEMBees. STEMBees offers workshops, after-school programs, annual camp meetings and community libraries within robotics, coding, 3D design and printing, electronics, and STEM for girls between the ages of 7 and 12. All activities are rolled out with the support of teachers who serve as the focal points in the STEM clubs they establish across second-cycle schools in Ghana.  In this episode, Linda talks about how STEMBees is inspiring and supporting girls in underserved communities to pursue their education and build their careers in STEM and reflects on the progress of eradicating poverty through education.

Developing virtual classrooms with QKnow Edtech | Edupreneur Talks

There are notable gaps in Ghana’s education system. However, the co-founder of QKnow Ghana - Senyo Mawuli Jiagge, observed an even more significant challenge which is the inadequacy of valuable educational materials that broadens students’ horizons and effectively track their performance while in school. Through QKnow, Senyo and his team aim to improve the delivery of quality education for all stakeholders in the educational sector. Thus, the Edtech company has developed software that provides quality educational content in notes, articles, quizzes, videos, and learning boxes while tracking their academic performances over some time.  QKnow’s products are embedded with the core innovation attributes that ensure clear communication of the improvement of students. The products are designed to be compatible with every student’s learning mode.  Currently, QKnow’s products are used by 400+ students across several schools in the Greater Accra Region. By 2023, QKnow intends to expand into the Western, Central, Volta and Ashanti regions. To hit an annual revenue of a million dollars in the next 3 years.