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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.
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.
January 23, 2024
Wasteman-gh Ltd wins the expert choice award in the MTN 2023 Platforms accelerator competition.  
Wateman-gh, an innovative waste management that utilizes technology in its operations has clinched the coveted expert-choice award at the MTN Platforms Accelerator Competition 2023.
January 17, 2024
Two Node Eight Startups set to pitch at the Grand finale of the MTN Platforms Accelerator Competition  
Wasteman Ltd and Aduanefie Marketplace, startups in the Node Eight Community have been selected to pitch at the 2023 MTN Grand finale of the MTN Platform Accelerator Program scheduled for January 20, 2023, at the MTN Ghana Headquarters in Accra.  
December 18, 2023
Young and Loud Festival 2023: Celebrating Street Art and Talent in Ho’s Youth.
On December 16, 2023, the inaugural Young and Loud Festival took place at Mawuli School in Ho, marking a new chapter in artistic expression and empowerment for over 1,000 young people in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.