Achievers Ghana mentor teaching girls in a classroom session

Coding, robotics and leadership for girls in Ghana's underserved communities

Achievers Ghana runs STEM education, mentorship, and leadership programmes for girls and young women in slums and underserved communities across Ghana. We started in 2011 with a small reading club. Today we build coders, engineers, and community leaders.

What we do

Four things we put our energy into, every single week:

Students in a RoboGirls coding and robotics session

Coding & Robotics

Girls in our STEM programme learn Scratch, Python, and Godot for game development, and build robots using VEX Robotics and LEGO systems. A few boys join too. The focus stays on girls, but no one who wants to learn gets turned away.

A mentor working one-on-one with a student

Mentorship

Senior students mentor juniors. Juniors teach seniors Microsoft Office. Older alumni come back to guide the girls coming up behind them. This back-and-forth is built into how we work, not an add-on.

Leadership

Public speaking, team problem-solving, and real responsibility. Our girls present their work, lead workshops, and represent Achievers Ghana in competitions and community events.

Scholarship and education support for girls

Scholarships

Financial barriers should not end a girl's education. We cover fees, uniforms, books, and transport for girls at risk of dropping out, so cost is never the reason she stops learning.

Close-up of an Achievers Ghana mentor and student discussing schoolwork

End of year appeal 2025

A girl who codes changes more than her own future

Your donation keeps girls in school, puts robotics kits in their hands, and funds the mentors who show up every week in communities across Ghana to make sure girls don't fall behind.

In their own words

The first time I touched a laptop my hands were shaking. I was sure I would break it. Now I’ve made my own little website and I show my friends how the code works. I want to study computer science after SHS.

Meimuna, 16

Girls in ICT Participant

I used to sit at the back so no one would call my name. If a teacher asked me to talk in front of the class my whole body would go cold. Last term I stood up and presented our group’s project, and my voice did not shake. Now my friends even ask me to speak for them.

Khadija, 16

Leadership Programme

Mentorship gave me the voice I didn’t know I had. I now lead advocacy sessions in my community.

Joy, 15

Mentorship Programme

A large group of Achievers Ghana students and alumni celebrating impact

Knowledge That Stays

Our students teach each other. Seniors teach coding and robotics to younger students. Juniors teach seniors digital skills. Graduates come back and train the next group.

Knowledge stays in the community.

How our model works

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