Train
Intensive STEAM & Robotics training for selected young people.
Project
EmpoTech Young Innovators
create. innovate. empower.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
- Programme
- EmpoComm Youth Empowerment
Area · Recreation & Youth DevelopmentProgramme · EmpoComm Youth EmpowermentProject · EmpoTech Young Innovators
About
About the Project
EmpoTech Young Innovators is a flagship project under our EmpoComm Youth Empowerment Programme, delivered in partnership with our local training partners.
Selected young people participate in an intensive one to three months training programme focused on STEAM and Robotics. Alongside technical training, participants receive coaching and mentorship to strengthen their communication, leadership, teamwork and teaching skills.
But for us, training is only the beginning. After completing the programme, selected young people are employed by EmpoComm Ghana as Robotics instructors, giving them an opportunity to gain practical work experience and earn an income. They are then deployed to local schools, where they facilitate robotics workshops and introduce children to hands-on learning, creativity, problem-solving and technology.
create. innovate. empower.
In the field
Moments from the project
Context
Turning Potential into Opportunity
Instead of simply talking about youth unemployment, we are creating a model that connects skills development directly to employment and community impact.
A young person gains valuable STEAM and Robotics skills. EmpoComm creates an employment opportunity for them. They gain experience as an instructor while earning an income. At the same time, children in local schools gain access to practical technology education.
Delivery
Our Approach
Coach
Mentorship in communication, leadership, teamwork and teaching.
Employ
Selected graduates join EmpoComm as Robotics instructors.
Empower
Instructors earn income while gaining real work experience.
Inspire
They facilitate workshops that open doors for children in local schools.
Curriculum
What students learn
STEAM & Robotics facilitation
Teaching and coaching skills
Leadership and teamwork
Communication
Hands-on workshop delivery
Goals
Project Goals
Empowering Ghana’s next generation of tech talents—and creating a sustainable cycle where youth opportunity becomes community impact.
50
Youth targeted by 2030
Target · trained in STEAM & Robotics
8
Youth trained in 2026
Fact · trained so far this year
01
Skills to employment
Connect STEAM training directly to paid instructor roles.
02
Community impact
Deploy instructors into schools to expand children’s technology access.
03
Believe & invest
Give young people the chance, support and pathway to succeed.
Roadmap
Timeline
Training
1–3 months
Intensive STEAM & Robotics training with coaching and mentorship.
Employment
After graduation
Selected participants join EmpoComm as Robotics instructors.
School deployment
Ongoing
Instructors facilitate workshops and clubs in local schools.
Alignment
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Youth instructors
Trained young people deliver practical STEAM learning in schools.
Goal: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Paid instructor roles
Selected graduates earn income while gaining professional experience.