At EduSpots, young people co-create inclusive, future-ready learning that builds their digital skills, confidence, and power to drive change. Teachers evolve into creative, tech-savvy leaders, sparking vibrant peer learning networks.

Together, they ignite a grassroots movement where communities take the lead, shaping the bold, equitable futures they believe in.

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EduSpots was created to show that communities themselves can design, lead and sustain transformative learning. By unlocking the knowledge and creativity already present in communities, the model turns education into a shared civic responsibility rooted in local ownership and collective action.

Over 400 local leaders named Catalysts, including students, teachers and community members, have come together to create 50 community-owned learning hubs known as ‘Spots’ – a concept drawn from the Ghanaian idea of a drinking space.

Each Spot is unique, shaped by the identity and aspirations of its community, but all are part of a connected network advancing inclusive, future-ready education.

Through the Spots, thousands of learners, or Sparks, take part in playful, community-rooted clubs that spark curiosity, collaboration and civic action. Many Sparks grow into Catalysts themselves, with one in four new Spots now founded by those who first joined as Catalysts. From this cycle of change, a movement is emerging across rural Ghana and beyond.

EduSpots has grown through a participatory model in which every Catalyst has a voice in shaping the network’s future. Their ideas and experiences feed into programme design and wider decision-making, with over half of our staff team drawn directly from Catalyst pathways.

As one Catalyst commented in the 2025 independent evaluation: “We’re not just implementing a pre-set model. Our ideas and experiences are actively shaping how EduSpots evolves. It’s truly a collaborative effort.”

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Our approach

EduSpots turns professional and community learning for learners of all ages into a community-driven movement rather than an externally provided service.

The model has 3 elements, supported via an app & digital hubs:

Community Leadership: Through Ignite, Catalyse and Sustain Programmes, Catalysts teams set up and lead learning hubs named ‘Spots’. Overseen by local committees, the training involves a six-step process of community engagement, team building, safeguarding, systems development, digital skills and pedagogical training, with Catalysts engaging in monthly challenges supported by peer mentors.

Education Hub: Catalysts lead their own learning journeys, selecting focus areas supported by WhatsApp-based curriculums and peer-led hubs. Learner clubs such as EduKidz, DigiLit, EcoSTEM, and Ignite Equity come alive — blending games, storytelling, and project-based learning to bridge national curriculum goals with real-world relevance. A gamified points system and friendly feedback make learning fun, inclusive, and purposeful.

Keeping Spots Safe: Teams engage in quarterly activities that centre communities in developing their a localised approach to ensuring that every learner is included and safe, dovetailing into existing school and community structures through imaginative and culturally responsive methodologies.

The result is a self-renewing ecosystem where communities design, deliver and sustain education that is playful, inclusive and relevant.

Our impact and future vision

Independent evaluation has shown that EduSpots is transforming education in Ghana. Teachers are adopting student-centred methods, parents are embracing positive discipline, and learners are growing in confidence and leadership.

In 2025 we aim to expand from 50 to 100 Spots, strengthening the model and working with partners to explore its wider scalability. Our vision is of communities everywhere uniting to shape the futures they want to see through education, with EduSpots as the platform that connects and sustains their leadership.

EduSpots is ultimately building a grassroots network of active citizens who are reimagining education and transforming their communities from within.

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