Join us for the Young and Loud Festival 2024 in Ho, Ghana, on November 16, 2024! Celebrate youth creativity through street art, workshops, and a talent competition, advocating for skills, opportunities, and jobs.
On September 16, 2024, the Young and Safe Project Team participated in a stakeholder meeting with the Municipal Chief Executive of the Ho Municipal Assembly and the Heads of Senior High Schools in Ho.
The Young and Safe Project under the Healthy Cities for Adolescents Program – II held a two-day Young and Safe bootcamp at Taviefe Senior High School on August 24th and 25th, 2024, bringing together 118 students to equip them with tools to manage their well-being proactively on sexual reproductive health, mental health, and cyber health.
August 17, 2024, the Youth Speak Forum took place at Mawuli School, bringing together young leaders, stakeholders, and parliamentary candidates for Ho Central to discuss important issues facing the youth of Ho.
At Node Eight, a key part of our strategy is to create a deliberate and nurturing environment where talents can grow and thrive. Last year, we embarked on a journey to become the partner of choice for students at Academic City University, offering them the opportunity to spend their summer vacations interning with our venture studio and working on real-time projects.
David Ekong is a 2nd-year Robotics Engineering student at Academic City University College, graduating in 2026. During the last summer holidays, he had the opportunity to intern with us at Node Eight. In this spotlight, he has shared with us invaluable lessons from his internship experience.
The Eight Fellowship is a one-year, full-time program that brings together a talented cohort of young fellows like yourself to work on impactful projects for institutional partners.
Node Eight is thrilled to announce that our Founder and CEO, Brian Dzansi Dzidefo, has been selected for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, a flagship program of the U.S. Department of State.
The 'Young and Safe Bootcamps' empowered 60 youth in the informal sector with knowledge and skills to proactively manage their sexual/reproductive, mental, and cyber wellbeing.