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Phase 1: Foundation
Weeks 1–4. Scratch, Tinkercad and Python basics with no hardware needed.
Outcome: first Python programme
Teach Ghana’s young people to build technology for their own communities
AYOGG runs a free 20-week programme in coding and electronics for Ghanaian senior high school students, with IT volunteers as mentors.
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Make a difference today
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Become a mentor
Guide a student team as an IT volunteer, with weekly check-ins and code reviews.
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Donate hardware
Give laptops, Arduino units or Raspberry Pis, in partnership with Labdoo.
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Fund a cohort
Help us run the programme free of charge for every participant.
Our mission
Learning that leads to jobs and community change
Our mission is to give students a platform to learn and apply technology skills with IT volunteers, building applications for local needs and bridging the gap between education and employment.
Vision: a Ghana where every young person, whatever their background, can use technology for community improvement, economic empowerment and a brighter future.
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20–30Students per school
Photo slot: students building circuits
Who we teach
Every young person deserves a chance to build
For Ghana senior high school students (SHS 1–2 and JHS 3 graduates). The programme is free for all participants and runs with partner schools P-AMASS Senior High School and Winton Senior High School.
Free of charge to every student✓
Laptops, Arduino and Raspberry Pi from Labdoo✓
IT volunteer mentor for each team✓
Certificate of Completion and GitHub portfolio✓
The curriculum
Four phases, 20 weeks
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Phase 2: Arduino
Weeks 5–10. Electronics, sensors, actuators and Git. Mini-project: Smart Traffic Light.
Outcome: a working Arduino project
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Phase 3: Raspberry Pi
Weeks 11–16. Linux, Flask, SQLite and community interviews to scope a real problem.
Outcome: validated project proposal
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Phase 4: Capstone
Weeks 17–20. Scrum sprints, user testing and a public Demo Day.
Outcome: deployed, documented project
Programme calendar
Key milestones
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1–4
1–4
Phase 1: Foundation
Milestone: first Python programme submitted.
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5–10
5–10
Phase 2: Arduino
Milestone: Smart Traffic Light mini-project.
Wk
11–16
11–16
Phase 3: Raspberry Pi
Milestone: project proposal presented.
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17–20
17–20
Phase 4: Demo Day
Milestone: public showcase and certificates.
Community project tracks
What students build
🌱 Smart Agriculture
- Soil moisture auto-irrigation
- Crop microclimate logger
- Pest motion alert
- Farm gate timer
🩺 Community Health
- Pulse and temperature station
- Malaria symptom logger
- Handwashing reminder unit
- Indoor air quality node
💧 Water & Sanitation
- Water pH and turbidity sensor
- Tank level monitor with SMS
- Safe-water dashboard
- Rainwater flow rig
📚 Education Technology
- Offline quiz terminal
- E-reader distribution hub
- RFID attendance tracking
- Aid for visually impaired students
🛡️ Safety & Security
- Solar security light
- Fire and smoke alert
- RFID gate alert bell
- Flood early-warning node
⚡ Energy & Power
- Solar output dashboard
- Battery charge tracker
- Load-shedding scheduler
- Solar lantern controller
Our targets per cohort
How we measure impact
≥ 80%
complete all 20 weeks
complete all 20 weeks
≥ 50%
female enrolment
female enrolment
≥ 4
projects deployed
projects deployed
200+
community beneficiaries
community beneficiaries
Also tracked: ≥ 90% capstone completion, ≥ 60% students from under-resourced schools, ≥ 40 mentor hours, ≥ 90% hardware uptime.
Support the programme
Junior Facilitator Pipeline
Graduates return as paid teaching assistants, building a local talent pipeline.
Hardware Maintenance Rota
Students learn component care, soldering and fault diagnosis in Phase 2.
Project Repository and Career Pathway Briefing
Capstones are archived on a public GitHub organization, and Week 20 connects graduates to tech careers.
Partner: P-AMASS Senior High SchoolPartner: Winton Senior High SchoolHardware partner: Labdoo