School leaders in Ho spent Wednesday, 11th Noveber, 2026, learning digital education the way their students would, as Ho Digital Education Week opened at the Dora Memorial School under the theme “Volta Region Leads: Educators at the forefront of sustainable education.”
The Principal of Dora Memorial School, Michael Owusu, welcomed the school leaders. He the opened the ceremony and acknowledged the Ho Municipal Education Directorate and the the organizations behind the Digital Week celebration.
afiDE Ghana General Manager, Eric Kwesi Oppong then outlined the organisation’s vision of empowering schools for the digital age, including its Volta Region strategy and what joining the afiDE network means for schools. Remarks followed from the Municipal Education Directorate and invited education stakeholders.
A panel discussion then took on the question driving the digital education week: why is digital education failing in public schools in the Volta Region? It brought together GES officials, school representatives and a teacher, and was joined from the floor by partners and NaCCA representatives. Contributors included Anthony Adonoo, Anthony Tay and Madam Makafui Fiagbe of GES Ho, and Governor Fianyo of NaCCA in Accra.
The discussion identified limited commitment from teachers, a lack of training, poor internet connection, missing digital infrastructure, no electricity in many homes and low priority for ICT among stakeholders.
Each school then completed a digital readiness assessment covering ICT infrastructure, space, connectivity, student numbers and interest level. A basic training followed, hosted and led by Emmanuel Sefadzi, Digital Education Trainer for afiDE Ghana. It included a live demonstration of afiDE’s Digital Education as a Service model, showing what a school receives and how it works. Every school leader who took part had hands-on practice with the computers.
After lunch, the school leaders experienced digital education as learners, working through a digital lesson simulation and collaborative problem solving, then reflecting on what it means for their own classrooms.
The day closed with every school head setting out a “My School in 90 Days” plan: one action, one champion, one obstacle and one ask of afiDE Ghana and Node8. The plans will be followed up at 30 and 90 days.
The week continues on Thursday 12 November, when teachers and ICT coordinators take part in practical training, including a Node8-led session on responsible technology and an introduction to the Ghana-developed teaching assistant Jesi AI. Participants will receive certificates of participation.
About afiDE Ghana: afiDE Ghana is building a nationwide 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.