We connect, train, and equip educational 'catalysts' to drive community-led change

200
Schools advantaged
300
Volunteers trained
15,000
Active learners
42
Spots
80,000
Books donated
200
STEM kits provided

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Our Training

We offer our community 'catalysts' our Core Training in Community Leadership in Education, alongside opportunities to lead our EduLit and EduSTEM programmes.

Online Courses

We are offering 5 online courses in 2020/2021 for use by students eager to learn more about effective and sustainable community action, and engage in critical perspectives on global development. Our first two courses of the academic year start on…

Community Leadership in Education

Our Community Leadership in Education programme offers our education catalysts the knowledge and skills needed to lead sustainable education projects in their local communities. Most of these projects are community learning spaces known as spots equipped with relevant literacy and…

EduSpots — An Overview

Projects

We’ve supported our educational catalysts in creating a physical network of 42 community-led education spaces or ‘spots’ that enable community members to shape their own educational futures. We have built or renovated 22 of these ‘spots’, with 10 running on solar power.

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Abofour

The Abofour Library was our first Reading Spot and is perhaps the best used library, which is remarkable, especially given its size. We have rebuilt the Messiah School and recently …read more

African Science Academy

African Science Academy (ASA) is a pre-University school for gifted young women from across the African continent with a passion for Maths and Science. The school was founded in 2016 …read more

Agbledomi

This project near Anyanui was created by the community but has been welcomed into our network to receive books, resources and training.

Agona Swedru

This library has been created by the Meet Kate Foundation which has a school in Agona Swedru. The library will be open to the entire community after school and in …read more

Akumadan

EduSpots built the Akumadan Community Library – it is a two-storey building in the heart of the Akumadan community, in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Edward Amponsah, volunteer librarian in …read more

Apegusu

Apegusu is located in the Eastern Region in the Asuogyaman district. This is a farming community. There are 6 schools located in the community (2 private and 4 government schools) …read more

Asemkow

The Asemkow Library has been funded by Ms Jane Langhorne in memory of her mother, after she visited Asemkow on the teachers’ trip in Easter 2017. Asemkow, which translates as …read more

Badili Zone Project

I am Claris Nadini, a MasterCard Scholar who is an energetic, self-motivated, young leader in Second Year at Ashesi University, Ghana, studying Mechanical Engineering. At Ashesi University, I am part …read more

Bimbilla

This project is being created by one of the 2019 changemaker grant winners – Seiba Abdul Rahman. Seiba, is currently a student at the African Science Academy in Tema, but …read more

Bolgatanga

Gertrude created an idea for an educational centre open to the entire community, but managed by a local school. She has ideas for a peer mentoring system, and leading clubs …read more

Bono Manso

The spot is located in Bono-Manso in the Bono-East Region. It is based in a converted classroom at the Bono-Manso R/C basic school, but there are three schools in the …read more

Bosomadwe

The Bosomadwe library is near Cape Coast, and was partially built by the community several years ago, but never completed due to funding. There are several Primary, Junior and Senior …read more

Boti

Verdant Global is a Volunteer-led and focused organization that’s been recruiting and placing volunteers in rural communities for the past 3 years to solve some of their developmental challenges via …read more

David Abdulai School

We are supporting the library inside the David Abdulai memorial school which will be opened to pupils across the community. We are mainly supporting with the provision of books.

Dodome Awuiasu

Dodome Awuiasu is a farming community, located between two mountains in the Ho West District of the Volta Region. The community is famous for its production of palmnut oil, bananas, …read more

Donkorkrom

EduSpots built this library on the land of the RAMSCO School for the benefit of the entire community. In particular, the Donkorkrom Islamic School is positioned just behind RAMSCO and …read more

Edinaman Hockey Club

Written by Project Lead, Isaac Yeboah  Hockey is a well acclaimed sport which is gradually gaining grounds in Ghana.However in the Central Region,the enthusiasm and zeal to play Hockey is …read more

Ejura

This project in Ejura, is being created by Yahya, one of our 2019 Teacher Changemakers.  Yahya is a teacher at the Ebenezer Preparatory School, where this new spot will be …read more

Ekoso

Ekoso is a remote village in the Eastern Region, which is home to about 150 children. At the moment the resources in the school are extremely limited – the school …read more

Ekumfi

We were delighted to be able to support Kobina Adoboh, a university graduate, in his impressive efforts to reopen his community library in Ekumfi after a period of closure. Kobina …read more

GEMS STEM Club

Written by Mevina Conton: My name is Melvina Conton, from Freetown, Sierra Leone. I am currently a Mechanical engineering major at Ashesi University in Ghana. I am a 2019 Kectil …read more

Gomoa-Manso

This project in Gomoa-Manso is being created by one of our 2019 changemaker grant winners – Anita Esi Eleh.  Anita is a current student at the African Science Academy and …read more

James Camp Prison

We hope to support the development of the education provided by staff at James Camp Prison who have requested our support with the refurbishment and resource development of their library …read more

Kalpohin

The Kalpohin EduSpot is now completed, and used by so many across the community long into the nighttime! This was built by EduSpots, with thanks to a grant from the …read more

Kodzi

Kodzi is located in the Volta Region of Ghana (it is actually the home community of our very own Head of Education and Leadership – Stephen). It was commissioned in …read more

Lusaka STEM Center and Library

Agness and kasonde won our change makers grant in 2020 to establish the STEM center cum library project which will be cited in Chipata compound in the Lusaka province of …read more

Mafi Anfoe

Mafi Anfoe is located in the Central Tongu (Adidome) District in the Volta Region of Ghana. Currently, the local school has a library block, but it is not currently in …read more

Metsrikasa

As part of their Capstone Project with Teach For Ghana, Teach For Ghana Fellows Livingstone Delali Agbo and Obed Nhyira Sam, worked with the community in which they were placed …read more

Mpatano

Mpatano is a fishing village in the Western Region of Ghana, near to Asemkow where one of the earliest Reading Spots projects was placed. The community have provided a space …read more

New Atuabo

This project is being started by one of the 2019 changemaker grant winners, Cedella Asoma Quagraine. Cedella impressed the Reading Spots team with her project proposal and has received a …read more

Pershie – Abundent Grace

We have supported this school in Pershie with books on the condition that the library they are creating is open to the whole community in evenings and weekends. We are …read more

Pershie – Adom Prep

The Adom Preparatory School in Elmina, in the central region of Ghana, is a primary and junior school that has been built in Elmina by a local woman named Regina …read more

Posmonu

This project in Posmunu is located within a Junior High School, but open to the whole community. It was created by one of our Teacher Changemakers, Portia, with the support …read more

Sakasaka

The Sakasaka ‘spot’ was created by 3 Teach for Ghana fellows working in Sakasaka JHS! More info to follow soon. The project was commissioned in April 2019, after a £1000 …read more

Sanatio Foundation

We supported Yvonne Peters in a female empowerment and menstrual hygiene project in Tamale. From Yvonne (more to follow): “The target group are girls who cannot afford to buy disposable …read more

Sanzule

Hikmatu Sulemana and Bashiru Yahaya are Lead for Ghana alumni teachers. They served together in Yoo R/C junior high school, Savelugu, Northern Ghana, during the first two(2) years of their …read more

Savelugu

This library inside the the Yoo Roman Catholic School in Savelugu is open to the entire community after school and in the evenings, having been opened in a brilliant commissioning …read more

STEM Summer Camp, Ethiopia

Sharon is one of our 2020 change makers. For her project, Sharon intends running a STEM summer camp for her community: Addis Ababa. She hopes to conclude the project with …read more

Taffo

This project was created by Joan Deslandes and Joyce Ofori-Boafo, in memory of their mothers. We hope to support the project with books, resources and training!

Takoradi Airforce Base

This project was created to support education in Takoradi airforce barracks by encouraging the pupils in the barrack schools to pick up the habit of reading. So far EduSpots has supported …read more

Takuve

EDUSPOTS AT TAKUVE BASIC SCHOOL IN THE VOLTA REGION OF GHANA. BACKGROUND Takuve is a small and sparsely populated community located in the Agortime-Ziope district of the Volta Region. The …read more

Tamale

The library in Tamale has been created inside the High Standards Girls’ School, a small private school for girls, created in the northern region of Ghana, where educational opportunities have …read more

Tease

EduSpots built this community library with the extensive support of community members. Tease is a small village in the Eastern Region of Ghana, a remote rural area where their enthusiasm to …read more

Yamfo, Ahafo Region

This project is being created by Aishetu Abdul-Razak, who won the Youth Changemaker grants to renovate an abandoned school block to a library. The project will be opened to all …read more