St John Vocational School Nandum Ghana

StJohn Vocational school is one of four vocational schools in the Upper West region of Ghana that will be supported by Peps-c (with support from IICD and Edukans) to build the capacity of teachers and school administrators to integrate ICT in the classroom

It is a traditional boys school with subjects like Carpentry, Auto mechanics, Construction (with plumbing, block making, etc). 10% of the students are girls.

St Anne's Vocational school

St Anne Vocational school is one of four vocational schools in the Upper West region of Ghana that will be supported by Peps-c (with support from IICD and Edukans) to build the capacity of teachers and school administrators to integrate ICT in the classroom

St Anne is a vocational school for girls. they teach subjects as Fashion and Design, traditional weaving and Catering.

Computers at Basic and Junior high school to improve teaching in Northern Ghana

Over 2000 students of three basic and junior high school Savalugu and Tamale District, Ghana get better access to educational information with this project by using computers. Computers are placed in the school and teachers are trained to use these in their courses. Students become better educated and therefore have more chances to go to senior high school. Teachers benefit as well because by using computers, it will take them less time to prepare classes and they are better equiped to teach. To support this project!

Improving teaching and Learning with ICT in Nkwanta District

Start of the ICT programme to improve teaching and learning in Nkwanta District (volta Region, Ghana) through ICT in three Basic & Junior High Schools, by Wadep a local NGO with support of Connect4Change (IICD, Edukans)

Saboba Medical Centre

In November 2011 I visited Saboba medical Centre. They are selected as pilot hospital by CHAG to digitilize their currently manual patient record system. The video shows the situation on the ground why this really will bring added value. Challenges they are facing at the moment include:

• Lack of space for archive
• Many patient records get lost
• Many patients forget cards, new record made without medical history
• Many manual entries at every department (Lab, Pharmacy, Theatre, Ward, Consulting, NHIS)
• Every minute less at bed saves a lot. Only 1 doctor, 70 – 90 beds
• Staff is interested in computerized system
• Data entry once, filling reports to others automatically without additional actions
• In proposal wards not mentioned, should be included to make it more relevant / no double system

The Connect4Change programme from IICD and Cordaid will support CHAG and Saboba Medical Centre in implementing a hospital management information system that will improve the medical care of Saboba Medical Centre.

CIC managers Bimbilla & Yendi share Lessons Learned

During my trip of November 2011 I visited the Community Information Centre of Bimbilla and Yendi in Northern Ghana. GINKS Assistant Coordinator Joseph made both videos. The interviews with both CIC manager shows the lessons learned on the ground with the CIC in both remote parts of Ghana

ICT for Reproductive Health

The Catholic Family Reproductive Health Project (CFRHP) in WaleWale uses ICT to improve their Community Health programme for example with their Mobile Cinema (trycycle, beamer, laptop, mobile screen and small generator) to educate rural villages about reproductive health issues