Appliquer Pour la Tech Camp Ouest Africaine avant son échéance imminente
I haven't released my Togolese alter-ego. My friend Thelma gave me some helpful material to learn French but my fluency is nowhere close to what it could be. So allow me to start off this blog post...
View ArticleExcited about Barcamp Tamale on August 23, 2014
The first time I went to Tamale was for +Barcamp Tamale 2011. Ever since then, I always look forward to visiting again. When there is the opportunity to meet the young movers and shakers, the young...
View ArticleKreating Kumasi Konnect
Sometime last year, +kofi yeboah had an idea for a monthly meetup. He had returned from Kenya where he attended the Amani Institute and was brimming with ideas. I admired Kofi, he reminded me of myself...
View ArticleGrowing Kumasi Konnect (team, initiative and events)
The Kumasi Konnect initiative is growing. When we first promoted it, a gentleman called +joseph osei emailed us saying - "My name is joseph, i work with Ultimate Radio, and I will like to be involve in...
View ArticleHow did you hear about THIS (Barcamp Ghana) event?
One of my favorite things to do at Barcamps and in fact, events in general that I attend or have a vested interest in, is how they heard about a particular event. As someone who is part of a team that...
View ArticleParticipate in National Volunteer Day around September 21 #NVDay14
Press releases are long. I don't even know why. But you will read them if you are really interested. Or at least look for the bolded text and numbers. Otherwise, this message is pretty simple. National...
View ArticleThe 4th Barcamp Cape Coast is here! Check #bccapecoast for upates
Tomorrow, I will be in Cape Coast for the 4th +Barcamp Cape Coast. In 2010, +Kobe Subramaniam attended +Barcamp Takoradi. He was so inspired and motivated by the event that he led a team to organize...
View ArticleThe 2nd Barcamp Koforidua is here! Check #bckdua for upates
This weekend I will be in Koforidua for the 2nd +Barcamp Koforidua. It took us a while to build this team. It started with the lone ranger +Nkansah Rexford who I knew as the main brain behind +Planning...
View ArticleThe first Barcamp Bolga is here! #BcBolga
“Barcamp Bolga is happening because a number of people attended Barcamps around Ghana and want Bolgatanga to be a part of building this network”. People like +Frank Bruce has been asking to be part of...
View ArticleGlobal Handwashing Day today - prevention is better than cure
The first time I heard about the LifeBuoy Global Handwashing Day was through +Vanessa Kavi, a +Unilever employee contacted me about getting volunteers. We were neck deep in planning the second edition...
View ArticleThe 4th Barcamp Ho is here! #bcho
Barcamp Ho is always epic! This year, we celebrate the living memory of the biggest Ho & Volta region champion I've known - the late Eli Aidam. He was a strong coordinator for Barcamp Ho and the...
View ArticleAto Ulzen-Appiah's profile
The time has come to host my profile somewhere on the web. There's no better place to start than here. :-)Profile of Ato Ulzen-AppiahAto Ulzen-Appiah is an entrepreneur, manager and blogger. He hails...
View ArticleThe 5th Barcamp Kumasi is here! Stay tuned to #BCKSI
Wow, so this is going to be the 5th +Barcamp Kumasi! I missed the first one though in 2010, when +Nana Kwabena Owusu +Teresa Lemaire +Kwamena Appiah-Kubi +Kofi Ulzen-Appiah +Carl Nutsugah and co were...
View ArticleSubmit your old or new app to the Vodafone #AppStarGH competition
Sometime at the end of September, #appstargh was trending in Ghana on Twitter. Many got curious. We wouldn't have gotten to this point if Ghanaians hadn't applied their creativity. Recent times have...
View Article10000+ reasons for you to submit your app to Vodafone Appstar, by November 21st
Have an app you've developed that you want more people to know about?Want to win GHC10,000 to support monetizing your app and work?Want to pit yourself against developers from other countries?Want to...
View ArticleThe 3rd Barcamp Takoradi is finally here! #bctdi
Next year, the +GhanaThink Foundation will break the buck of having +Barcamp Takoradi only in even years - 2010, 2012, 2014. This year's Barcamp Takoradi will focus on building a neworked community...
View ArticleWherever you are in Ghana, Jumia is here for you
I first learnt about Jumia via a billboard in Lagos (on the main bridge connecting the island and the mainlands) sometime in 2013. I was in Las Gidi working with external and internal clients for...
View ArticleThe 2nd Barcamp Kasoa is finally here! #bckasoa
I sit in my father's home office in Kumasi as I type this blog post. +Barcamp Kasoa is tomorrow morning. I won't be there. I'll be in Kumasi like I was today for my sister +Stacey Mensah's engagement....
View ArticleMarking International Volunteer Day in Ghana via #volunteeringh
Today, I was on TV3's New Day morning show talking about the +Ghana Volunteer Program. I went with +Dieu-Donne Gameli who organized an NVDay activity this year, as well as Utopia Wishlist's +Kofi Asare...
View ArticleThe Father Christmas of Barcamps in Ghana is here - Barcamp Accra 2014!
It's been a busy year for the +Barcamp Ghana program. On Saturday, we have our 14th Barcamp this year, which will also be the 8th Barcamp in Accra, since 2008. Barcamp Accra 2014 is a free networking...
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