Latest Articles: Developing Africa’s Youth to Respond to the Challenges of Digitization

Whenever I encounter high school graduates from Ghana or elsewhere on the African continent, I typically ask them a specific question — “What was the most important lesson you learned while in school?” I usually have no profound rationale behind this question besides a curiosity to understand what young people like me valued about their high school experience. Some of the responses that have stood out to me included building up self-esteem, developing leadership qualities, and learning to interact with others, skills that are central to future success. However, I have observed that not everyone I speak to has gleaned such lessons which is a testament to the shortfall in Ghana’s education system as well as that of other African countries in having a widespread impact on their students. Read more