News & Stories

August 20, 2024
Picture Story: Youth Speak Forum 2024
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.
July 24, 2024
Call For Applications: Eight Fellowship 2024 
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.
July 8, 2024
Co-Founder and CEO of Node Eight Selected for Prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship 2024.
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.
June 12, 2024
The ‘Young and Safe Bootcamps’ Empowered 60 Informal Workforce Youth in Ho
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.
March 26, 2024
Ho Youth Well-being Index 2023 Launched
Ho, March 26, 2024 - The Young and Safe Project has today launched the "Ho Youth Well-being Index 2023". This comprehensive report delves into the well-being and circumstances of young people in the Ho Municipality, Ghana.
March 25, 2024
30 Youth Empowered To Use Storytelling as a Tool to Advocate for Social Change
The Youth Leadership and Advocacy Training organized as part of the Young and Safe project, aimed to equip 30 young individuals with the necessary skills to advocate for social issues through the powerful medium of storytelling.
March 2, 2024
Empowering Students in Ho: Highlights from the Robotic and Virtual Reality Boot Camp 
The second phase of the Robotic and Virtual Reality boot camp recently took place at Ho Technical Basic School, marking a significant milestone in the 'Young and Safe' initiative under the Healthy Cities for Adolescents program.  
February 12, 2024
Raising Empowered Women: Insights from Node Eight Women’s Community Meetup
The recent women's community meetup, which happened on 4th February at Node Eight aimed at uniting like-minded and driven young women, proved to be a resounding success in empowering participants to set and achieve their professional goals for the year ahead.
January 23, 2024
We are the MTN Tech Hub of 2023.  
Node Eight clinched the Tech Hub Awards at the 2023 MTN Platforms Accelerator Competition. Node Eight emerged victorious by surpassing 22 competitors nationwide, securing the prestigious Tech Hub Award.