TELL THE NEXT GENERATION

From the past ten (10)years, Ghana has been giving birth to categories of people, some I describe as 'THE EVIL SPIES OF DESTINY' and the other 'DESTINY SHAPERS'. Each of these groups claim to be celebrity that people from all spheres should celebrate them for their work done.
The Evil spies of destiny are those who speaks fear into the lives of people around them. They are destiny destroyers, destiny kidnappers, and evil spies. They always try to influence their generation negatively and kill dreams of passionate young men and women therein. Such people are all over. They claim to be celebrities.

The Destiny shapers, are men who are masters of their thought, the molders of characters, makers and shapers of conditions, environment and destinies. Their creative powers commands hidden soil and seeds of their beings out of which circumstances grow. They then becomes the rightful masters of others. Such people are all over.They claim to be celebrities.

The question then is, who is a celebrity? Are they the politicians who are so obsessed by corruption? Our Comedians who stands on bigger platforms and talk about weed and profanity? Our musicians who insult their colleagues through their songs? Our dancers of Azonto and Alkaida who walks around with their nudity? or Our so called movie stars who displays nudity in all their scenes? They are destiny destroyer but they claim to be celebrities.

Our true celebrities I think are some of the gallant men and women of God across all sects of religions. Personalities such +Ato Ulzen Appiah (Abocco), Regina Agyare, Ken Ofori-Att, Joseph Siaw Adjapong Anne Amuzu, Edward Tagoe, Clement Achim Gyimah, Ethel Cofie, Estelle Akofio-Sowah and many more who are impacting their generation, helping our vibrant youth to shape their lives. They are the true celebrities of our time that we should celebrate each day. I will tell my generation of the impact these people are making on  lives in this country. I say AYIKOO TO YOU ALL WHO ARE IMPACTING YOUR GENERATION. I WILL TELL THE NEXT GENERATION. 

HOW I MADE IT

No coding Experience but I made it happen

The idea is the ultimate, not the money. I have been thinking of how to create an android that will generate leads to the Ghanaian restaurants. I got the idea for about 15months ago, but had no idea of coding and programming.
With all the period of brainstorming, I believed that I can start a sustainable business if this unborn vision comes to existence. Many questions started cropping in my mind; should I enroll in any of the so called #Global IT Colleges? how much fees will I have to pay for this training? How long will it take to complete the training? Self-discouragement began to weigh me down.
The little network I made during school times at the University of Ghana brought Prince Henry Kwarteng (Tech Evangelist) who is now with Google Ghana into the scene. He introduced me to a software platform that I can use without serious coding. Then the idea resurrected. Now I have to two #Android Apps; Gh Cuisine and Tour Ghana. You can make it with the little idea that you have, step-out for greatness.

MISPLACED LOVE

THE WORD TODAY 

Verse: Matthew 22:37

Many things vie for our affection, time and attention and it seems we always need to evaluate where we’re focusing our lives. Joshua told the people of Israel that they have to give their affection and worship to God alone (Josh 24:14).

This was significant in contrast to the idols worshiped by the nations around them. These idols were made of metals and were only work of man’s hand. They were totally powerless compared to the Lord. Therefore, God’s people are exhorted to find their security Him and not in other gods.

Jesus reiterated this in His discussion of the commandment: ‘’Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind’’ (Matt 22:37). The Lord alone is our help and shield. May we reserve our worship for Him.

What do your actions in the last few days reveal about your affections? Is there any indication that you have placed someone or something above God? God is most worthy for your  affections and that  you should renew your commitment with Him. God Bless you

GHANA MUSIC WEEK FESTIVAL

How can we use music to promote tourism in #Ghana?

Our musicians are copying those from the western world. And when you try to copy, it means that you are not doing anything that can overtake the original. So I think that, they should re-brand the content of their songs including their videos to fit the#Ghanaian culture. #Music4Tourism #GmwFestival.

If they will re-brand their songs to fit the #Ghanaian culture, it will attract both the internal and external #Tourism. #Music4Tourism#gmwfestival

FORESIGHT AFRICA

Private sector jobs number have recently been growing across #Africa , but not enough to keep pace with this tremendous population. In 2014, and beyond, African policymakers should make the creation and implementation of strategies to improve employment outcomes for its enormous youth cohorts a major priority. To succeed, strategies will need to be tailored across the practical environments in which young Africans live.
Brookings

10 Under 35 Changemakers in Ghana You Need to Know.

There is a new generation of young Ghanaians who are refusing to follow the status quo in their society. They do not want to grow old before they create the change they want to see in the society. They have taken the challenge to develop and create opportunities for other youth in Ghana. This is the Ghanaian version of a previous article titled 10 Under 35 Changemakers in Kenya You Need to Know. The focus of this post is to celebrate our young heroes and to let them know that their work and contribution to the development of the nation is seen and well appreciated. Africans need to celebrate their heroes no matter how small their efforts may be. Meet the awesome 10 young Ghanaians who are creating change and contributing to the development of Ghana.These people are mentors to several young Ghanaians. These young people were selected from sectors like technology industry, sport industry, social enterprise, film industry and the field of agriculture. This selection is in no particular order of ranks.

Rasheeda Mandeeya Yehuza

Rasheeda Mandeeya Yehuza, 23 years, founder of Nasara Tech Company Limited, an IT company aimed at improving technology in Ghana and making technology readily available to those in rural communities. Nasarah aims at building efficient, robust, simple but life changing products that solve problems. Prior to Founding Nasara Tech, she co-founded Click Trade Ghana in 2012, a platform for buyers and sellers in Ghana to connect, and she built a couple of games and desktop applications under the snapso brand while still figuring out which path she wanted to take in IT. Rasheeda is also the co-founder and mentor of Tech Needs Girls Ghana, an interactive workshop organized annually for girls in the Senior Secondary Schools, which involves hands on sessions where girls learn to develop mobile and web applications and interact with software that teach them more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math ).

Nehemiah Attigah

Nehemiah Kwesi TT Senyo Yelu Attigah, 33 years, CEO of Hatua Solutions Ltd. an Accra based company, a brainchild of highly professional people with a far reaching vision and excellence. With the aim of reaching every corner of the globe, catering for the needs of this fast changing inter-connected world with every idea, technology, process and expertise. He is an experienced software engineer, project manager, business analyst, Microsoft Dynamics specialist ,a blogger, and entrepreneur . He is also passionate about God, Data, Photography, sports, music, social projects and mentoring the younger generation. He is a member of the Ghana Think (BarCamp Ghana) and BloggingGhana’s BlogCamp Teams.

Anne Amuzu

 Ms. Anne Amuzu is the CEO and the Technical Lead of Nandimobile Limited, a young and vibrant technology startup in Ghana. Nandimobile’s objective is to leverage the high mobile penetration rates in Africa to create mobile customer service technology that enable businesses easily connect with their customers on the mobile platform. In the last two years, the company has launched three products and attracted a clientele of over 80 companies. In April 2013, she was selected among 27 emerging women leaders from around the world by the Annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Programme.

Maccarthy Maccarthy

MacCarthy M. Mac-Gbarthy, 25, a student of Tamale Polytechnic, an Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Hopin Academy. Hopin is a social enterprise that grew out of a growing frustration with the existing educational system in Ghana. For the period of seven(7) months during 2013 this year, Hopin has trained ninety (90) local participants in our program. Hopin is based both on personal experience with self-directed learning as well as exposure to many kinds of technology for learning. Hopin collects the best content and tools from the internet and mobile content and combines it with a strong local learning community where you can learn individually and collectively via, coaching, Peer to Peer learning, mentoring, project-based learning and experimental processes.(www.hopinacademy.org). He is an active member of a a vibrant youth networking organization in Ghana called Barcamp Ghana.

Akosua Adoma Owusu

Akosua Adoma Owusu, 29, Artist/Filmmaker is an AMAA award-winning American avant-garde filmmaker of Ghanaian parentage. Producers of Owusu’s first feature film Black Sunshine won France’s ARTE International Prize Award at the 2013 Durban FilmMart. One of ArtForum‘s Top Ten Artists, she has exhibited worldwide including at MoMA, Rotterdam, Viennale, San Francisco, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, The Smithsonian Institute, and London Film Festival. She has directed award-winning short films, including Kwaku Ananse, Drexciya and her thesis film, Me Broni Ba (My White Baby). Her first fiction short, Kwaku Ananse is being nominated for the Golden Bear Prize at the Berlinale in 2013. Owusu has served on the jury and screening committees for Festival 3 Continents and AFI Silverdocs. She was a featured artist at the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar in 2010. A former adjunct professor in film in Virginia, She is also a recipient of the Art Matters Grant and the Africa First award sponsored by Focus Features.

Alloysius Attah

Attah Alloysius Attah, 24, is the co-founder of Farmerline, a mobile venture offering improved information access and communication pathways for smallholder farmers and agricultural stakeholders. He is passionate scaling technology to smallholder farmers across Africa. He was a speaker at both TEDxKNUST and TEDxAccra speaker and has been named by the World Bank and InfoDev as one of the top 20 high impact entrepreneurs in the world. He is a recipient of many international awards like the World Summit Youth Award and Apps4africa Climate change competition. He is also the Front End Developer for iCottage Networks, a full-service multimedia agency providing top-of-the-class web development services, compelling graphic design and cutting-edge branding tactics. He won the Global Innovation Through Science and Technology in 2012 and also the 2012 Apps4Africa Climate Change Competition winner.

Nina Oduro

Nina Oduro,2 7, founder and editor of AfricanDevJobs.com, a platform for Africa-based development job opportunities and career advice with a special focus on highlighting the contributions of Africans and the African diaspora in the field. Committed to education and youth leadership development, she has worked as an education advisor, trainer, and facilitator for programs and initiatives aimed at positive youth development in the US and Africa. Nina is a member of the Diaspora African Women’s Network’s (DAWN) and was named “DAWNer of the Year” for 2013. She received a Master’s degree in African-American Studies from Columbia University and an undergraduate degree in Political and Social Thought from the University of Virginia.

Fiifi Baidoo

Fiifi Baidoo, 29, Co-founder of iSpace, a successful initiative that offers product-oriented technology start-ups with a dedicated co-working space, community gathering point and network for driving entrepreneurial success. He is also a Web Enthusiast and has worked in the internet industry since 2003. In 2010, he accepted the role to be a managing member of GDG Ghana (Google Developer Group) where he helped set up new GDGs across Ghana and SSA. He until recently was a Program Coordinator at Google Ghana.

Valerie Labi

Valerie Labi, 28, is part of the senior management team of Clean Team Toilets, a social enterprise pioneering a relevant and affordable household sanitation solutions for urban communities in developing countries. She acquired significant experiences whilst working for a host of international corporations including Vodafone Ghana and Ernst & Young UK. Since relocating to Ghana in 2008 she has supported the fair trade co-operative of Global Mamas. Working with more than 300 women owned businesses across Ghana. Furthermore Valerie was a critical member of the team who developed the site http://www.tradeforchange.com enabling this co-operative of small businesses to trade their produce direct to international buyers online. Valerie is also Chief Marketing Officer of http://www.votekastafrica.com an online platform dedicated to strengthening democracy and transparency during elections across the continent.

Gary Al-Smith

Gary Al- Smith – The Controversial Gary Al-Smith, 25, known as the controversial sports journalist. At the young age of 19, Gary Al-Smith’s first ever journalist work was with the BBC. He did a feature piece for them for their Focus on Africa magazine and he has been doing bits and pieces for them ever since. He regularly does radio work for BBC; in the past two African Cup of Nations, in Gabon and in South Africa. He has also corresponded a few times for CNN, the biggest being the African Footballer Awards last year. He is currently the editor for SuperSport online in Ghana and has worked for ESPN. He currently works for network on a commission basis and has worked on documentaries for Radio Netherlands. He is also part of the CitiFm Sports team.
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BarCam Koforidua 2013

BarCamp Koforidua 2013 is a free networking event to bring people together for a day of discussion, demos and dialogue about Koforidua, Ghana and beyond. The event will happen at the Engineering School at All Nations University in Koforidua on November 23, 2013. The theme is "Growing a community of change makers". Barcamp Koforidua is organized primarily by the GhanaThink Foundation, an NGO based both in Ghana and the USA, which has successfully organized 26 BarCamps in Ghana. Barcamp Koforidua will be the very first Barcamp in Koforidua, making it the 10th location in Ghana. We would discuss the present state of Koforidua, its emerging growth and how it will be affected by many projects happening around it - Antartic, Ejisu - Oyoko Highway, etc. We would also discuss how Koforidua and its surrounding areas can be positively affected by youth. Barcamp Koforidua aims to assemble Koforidua stakeholders to network, build a supportive enterprising community and give birth to lasting professional partnerships. It will feature many young inspirational people based in and outside Koforidua. Some of the confirmed resource personnel are Whit Alexander (Burro), Rexford Nkansah (PWMGH), Dr. Paa Kofi Tinagyei, (Vision FM), Vivian Amoako-Atta (Beadmaker), amongst others. Register at http://barcampkoforidua13.eventbrite.com/. You can also register by sending “Barcamp Koforidua, Your Name, Your Email Address” to 1945 on all mobile networks. See you there! BarCamp Koforidua 2013 is sponsored by the GhanaThink Foundation, All Nations University, Google Ghana, Koforidua Poly SRC, Planning Wikimedia Ghana, and Nandimobile. Media partner is Spy Ghana.