More than 2,000 pupils in eight schools in the La-Nkwantanang cluster in Madina now have access to a refurbished digital learning centre equipped to support computer-based learning and practical technology skills.
The facility, provided by Ecobank Ghana, includes 26 computers and accessories, furniture and other equipment to support teaching and learning.
It is intended to give pupils an opportunity to develop skills in areas such as coding, web development, animation, robotics and artificial intelligence.
For many pupils, the centre provides an opportunity to gain practical experience with technologies that are increasingly becoming part of education, business and everyday life.
The project was commissioned as part of Ecobank’s three-year Transforming Africa Through Education programme, which focuses on improving access to digital skills in selected schools.
Seven centres across Ghana
The La-Nkwantanang facility brings to seven the number of Digital Learning Centres established by Ecobank Ghana between 2023 and 2026.
Across Africa, the wider programme has seen 66 IT laboratories built or refurbished, benefiting more than 46,000 children and young people.
In Ghana, Ecobank has targeted schools where additional support for digital learning facilities has been identified as necessary.
Mrs Abena Osei-Poku, Managing Director of Ecobank Ghana, said the aim was to give children the opportunity to engage with technology from an early age.
She said technology was changing the way people learn and work, making digital skills increasingly important to young people preparing for the future.
The bank’s 2026 Ecobank Day theme, “Building Tomorrow’s Skills Today,” reflects that focus.
Training teachers to use the facility
Ecobank said the project would not end with the provision of computers.
Teachers are being supported through a Train-the-Trainer programme, while Ghana Code Club is providing digital-skills training for teachers and pupils.
The intention is to make the centre part of regular teaching and learning rather than leave it as a separate computer facility.
Mr Thomas Kwasi Lissah, chairman of the cluster and headteacher of Nkwantanang MA 1 Basic School, said the centre would improve access to computer-based instruction and help teachers and pupils use technology more effectively.
He said it would also support creativity, research, problem-solving and innovation among learners.
Keeping the investment working
Ecobank is also maintaining digital learning centres established under the programme, including minor structural repairs, painting, servicing of air conditioners and replacing computer accessories where necessary.
Mrs Osei-Poku said the continued use and maintenance of the facilities would be important to preserving the investment.
The bank is also commissioning two other centres completed earlier this year in Kumasi and Wa.
At La-Nkwantanang, the challenge now shifts to the schools themselves: ensuring that pupils across the eight schools get regular access to the equipment and that the facility remains functional.
For the children using the centre, the immediate benefit is simple. They now have a place where they can sit at a computer, learn how technology works and begin developing skills that could eventually open doors to further education, work and entrepreneurship.
