afiDE Ghana and Node8 Bring Digital Education Week to Ho, Putting Volta Region Schools on the Path to the Digital Age
afiDE Ghana, the digital education catalyst for schools across Ghana, will host Ho Digital Education Week with partner Node8 on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 November 2026 at the Dora Memorial School Campus in Ho, Volta Region
The two day programme brings school leaders, teachers and education officials together to answer a practical question: what is holding back digital education in the Volta Region, and what can schools do about it now. Also, school leaders and teachers will experience digital learning, assess their readiness and plan their next steps
Day 1, Wednesday 11 November: Leaders Learn From the Learner’s Seat
Heads of public and private schools, the Ho Municipal Education Directorate and other education stakeholders will take part in a guided experience session in the digital lab. They will learn as students would, working through a digital lesson simulation and collaborative problem solving before reflecting on what it means for teaching. A panel of school heads, teachers and Municipal Education Directorate officials will then discuss the barriers to digital education in Ho and the urgency for action.
Participants will also see a live demonstration of afiDE’s Digital Education as a Service (DEaS) model. It shows school leaders what their school receives, from infrastructure to ongoing support, and how it works every day. Each school will complete a digital readiness assessment covering ICT infrastructure, space, connectivity, student numbers and interest level.
Every school head will also map out a “My School in 90 Days” plan with one action, one champion, one obstacle and one ask of afiDE and Node8. Those plans will be followed up at 30 days and 90 days. Decision makers will leave with an information pack covering lab configuration, pricing, service model, maintenance and support.
Day 2, Thursday 12 November: Teachers Take the Lead
Teachers and ICT coordinators will take part in practical training, including a Node8 led session on responsible technology and an introduction to Jesi AI, showing how AI tools can support teaching and learning when used responsibly. Participants will receive certificates of participation.
Ho teachers will not be starting from scratch. In July 2025, more than 200 basic and junior high school teachers in the Ho Municipality took part in a two day “AI for Teachers” workshop organised by Jesi AI with Node Eight, the Ghana Education Service and the Ho Municipal Directorate. Jesi AI is a Ghana developed teaching assistant aligned with the national curriculum, built to complement teachers, not replace them.
The week targets 30 participants: 10 school heads and proprietors, 14 teachers and ICT coordinators, 3 officials from the Ho Municipal Education Directorate, and 3 other education partners.
Digital education in Ghana will not be delivered by devices alone, It needs school leaders who are ready, teachers who are confident, and a service model that keeps labs working long after the launch. Ho Digital Education Week brings all three together.
The timing is significant. Ghana’s Education Minister has said a review team is working towards a national digital education policy, while access to digital learning remains uneven across the country. Rather than ending as a single event, the programme leaves each school with a readiness profile, a 90 day plan and a clear path to adoption. That reflects afiDE’s approach of strengthening digital education in Ghana through infrastructure, training and sustained support.
Background: Digital Education Week in the Eastern Region
Ho follows the Eastern Region Digital Education Week, which afiDE Ghana organised in June 2026 with the Ghana Society for Education Technology (GSET), Amalitech and regional partner Kevi Kess. The week opened in Koforidua with the launch of the Teacher Experience Centre, the first facility of its kind in Ghana. Students then took part in a Coding for Kids competition at King Jesus School, while student teachers began afiDE’s Bronze Training at Presbyterian Women’s College of Education in Aburi. The week closed in Aburi with certificates for the student teachers and a new collaboration with GSET to turn the national College of Education curriculum into practical digital teaching approaches.
About afiDE Ghana
afiDE Ghana is building a nationwide, member based Digital Education Network that supports schools to lead their own digital transformation. Through its Digital Education as a Service model, schools receive fully functional Digital Education Labs, teacher and school leadership training, and continuous technical and operational support. afiDE hosted the National Digital Education Conference 2025 with the Ghana Society for Education Technology.
About Node8
Node8 is a venture studio and innovation hub based in Ho and the home of Jesi AI. Established in 2017, it has worked with partners including GIZ, MEST Africa, Ho Technical University and UNICEF. It is a partner of afiDE Ghana and facilitates the responsible technology and Jesi AI sessions.