The Ntikuma Project has handed over its first computer laboratory to Akim Asafo Presbyterian Basic School in the Eastern Region, giving pupils access to school-owned computers for the first time.
The handover took place on Wednesday, October 7, at the school in the Abuakwa South Municipality and marks the first deployment of the Ghanaian nonprofit, which seeks to bridge the digital divide in underserved schools.
The school received 14 all-in-one desktop computers and a printer, with six additional computers expected before the end of 2026.
The project has also committed to providing an ASANKA Device for three years. The portable offline learning hub provides curriculum-aligned lessons, videos and assessments through a local Wi-Fi network without requiring an internet connection.
Before the intervention, the school had no functioning ICT laboratory, projector, printer or school-owned computer. ICT lessons were taught on a whiteboard or around a single laptop owned by the ICT teacher, despite classes averaging about 40 pupils.
The new facility is expected to give students the opportunity to gain practical computer skills rather than simply observe demonstrations.
All 14 computers were donated unconditionally to the school, with each device running Windows 11, LibreOffice and an offline learning library.
The equipment was tested and recorded in a signed asset register involving the school, the Ntikuma Project and the District Education Directorate.
‘Every child in Ghana should have access to technology’
Ntikuma Project founder and Executive Director Kay Ampofo said the decision to begin the initiative at Akim Asafo was influenced by his family’s connection to the school.
“My father and grandmother attended Akim Asafo Presbyterian Basic School and growing I remember playing around the school during our family trips here,” Ampofo said.
“Working in technology one thing I have seen is that technology has become a very important part of the world. We thought it was important that every child in Ghana has access to technology. This is the reason why we started the Ntikuma project.
“All great things must start from somewhere and so we chose this school to begin because Asafo is a place I call home.”
Headteacher of the school, Twum Ampofo Thomas, welcomed the intervention, saying digital skills had become essential to education.
“This is a day we have looked forward to because it marks a new chapter in the education of our children,” he said.
“In today’s world, digital skills are no longer a luxury but a necessity. Through this gesture our students will be able to learn, explore and build confidence to use technology.”
The Ntikuma Project said teacher orientation had been completed ahead of the handover and it will track the use of the laboratory and learning outcomes.
The initiative forms part of the project’s four-stage TEPS framework, which focuses on access and infrastructure, skills and literacy, practice and agency, and developing young people who can use technology to solve problems in their communities.
A further six computers are expected to be delivered to Akim Asafo Presbyterian Basic School before the end of 2026.
