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Barcamps in Ghana driving individual impact through GhanaThink’s work and...
For 15+ years, GhanaThink through Barcamp Ghana has consistently delivered on its promise to empower Ghanaian youth, help drive their personal development, and foster innovation across Ghana. Operating...
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Barcamp Takoradi 2025 networks many of the best of the West’s youth
Join a network of change-makers, doers, and entrepreneurs at #BarcampTakoradi 2025 where you can learn, share, network, konnect and be mentored. This free networking forum is happening on Saturday,...
View ArticleBuilding Community with Every Post: The Digital Voice of #MightyAfrican
#MightyAfrican: A Digital Chronicle of African Pride, Progress, and PossibilityFor years, the hashtag #MightyAfrican has been more than a social media tag — it’s been a rallying cry. On Twitter (X),...
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#MightyAfrican: A Digital Chronicle of African Pride, Progress, and Possibility
#MightyAfrican: A Digital Chronicle of African Pride, Progress, and PossibilityFor years, the hashtag #MightyAfrican has been more than a social media tag — it’s been a rallying cry. On Twitter (X),...
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#KizombaThursday: How a Dance Craze Transformed Accra's Nightlife and Built...
I started liking Kizomba on Thursdays after I regularly went for the Kizomba nights at Afrikiko in Accra, Ghana. Since I liked using social media (especially Twitter) and hashtags in general, I started...
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How some Ghanaian Passionate, Proactive, Positive (social media) Posts Forged...
The Spark: Tweets That Lit FireIn March 2009, a simple notification popped up on Twitter. It was a reply from me @Abocco to a fellow user, @macjordan: "hey, we starting to plan for a Barcamp Accra....
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#WaakyeWednesday: How a Delicious Dish United Ghana Online and Offline
If you scroll through Ghanaian social media on any Wednesday, you'll notice a colorful pattern emerging. Plates of waakye—Ghana's beloved rice and beans dish—flood timelines, accompanied by the hashtag...
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The #233moments Phenomenon: Consistently Cultivating Culture via a Country Code
I have always been a big fan of hashtags, and them trending, especially when based on something we at GhanaThink are working on. I have consistently driven some hashtags, demonstrating consistency and...
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Impact driven by National Volunteer Day (NVDay)
Impact driven by National Volunteer Day (NVDay) National Volunteer Day (NVDay) is a GhanaThink Foundation initiative, launched on September 21, 2013, to promote volunteerism in Ghana and connect...
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A very eventful day riding on the wheels of National Volunteer Day 2025
One major question we ask in the intro format at Konnect meetups focused on #Volunteeringh is: "When did you last volunteer to help others and how?" My answer is normally: "Yesterday, or today, I gave...
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Analysing the impact of GhanaThink’s #CleanAirGhana project and some of its...
Thanks to conversations involving the leaders of the GhanaThink Foundation& Clean Air Fund, the #CleanAirGhana project emerged as a direct response to the severe public health crisis posed by air...
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Barcamp Bolga 2025 is a catalyst for impact, innovation and quality in the...
There are many seminars and conferences targeting youth in Ghana, but Barcamps in Ghana - organized by the GhanaThink Foundation - are unique. While working in Wa, Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smithcame across...
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#MoreVim: #MightyAfrican & More's Motivational Mantra
Hey folks, it's your friendly neighborhood Mighty African here, tapping away from the heart of Accra. It’s a Monday, which starts with the letter M. I start all work weeks with More Vim, and hopefully...
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More Than a Hashtag: The Enduring Import of "More Vim"
Since 2008, across X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, the posts of Ghanaian tech and social entrepreneur Ato Ulzen-Appiah (yours truly) has included a simple, two-word phrase that has since transcended...
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#VimRide: Journeying through this Hashtag
If life is a journey, then 1 of the ways I would tell it, is through cars. I have not really branded myself a storyteller, but I am a blogger and digital influencer (and social entrepreneur) who likes...
View ArticleDriving Research & Data Services for Agribusinesses in Ghana
One of the KIC Fellows, Hannah Dorkenu, reached out to me earlier in 2025, wanting to interview me for her research. It explores how research and data services can better support agribusinesses in...
View ArticleThe Top Angolan Songs of All-Time - Starting Eleven
I asked some friends to name their top 5 songs ever, from Angola. My main alter-ego is called Roberto Mendes. One of these days, I would wrtie about him. He also contributed, thanks to all he has...
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