Getrude Akunlibe

Regional Coordinator (Northern Region)

Gertrude’s key duties are providing effective mentorship support to the EduSpot’s network’s Northern cluster Spots progress toward the Dream Spot model.

Getrude A.A Akunlibe is a Computer Science graduate of Academic City University College with a passion for education and technology. She was born and raised in Bolgatanga, a community where the technology of the developed city felt like the “Technology of the Future”. School was a place where you are taught on a blackboard and when the chalk was finished or missing then class was done for the day. 

All these changed as she strived to change the narrative and landed a full scholarship from the US States Department to participate in the Kennedy Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program abroad in 2015, she got a firsthand experience of that “Technology of the future” she only ever saw on my television. They were taught with interactive whiteboards, used Google Classroom, Khan Academy among many others technological educational resources. She understood concepts more quickly than a teacher with a blackboard and chalk could make her understand. 

Getrude was one of the original EduSpots Youth Changemakers, joining EduSpots in 2017, after winning a grant to set up the Dulugu Education Centre after writing an application when she was studying A-levels at African Science Academy. This Spot has been one of the most thriving in the network since and was recognised at our annual awards for its commitment to STEM education. 

Her fascination for technology and education led to her co-founding STEMEP club, Dulugu Spot which she has been running for over 5 years now. She has also taught STEM related subjects and organized short trainings for younger ones in both formal and informal settings. She has explored technological opportunities like robotics and software development. She practiced as a software quality assurance tester for three years and has progressed to manage a diverse team on executing key modern software projects for both local and international use. After joining the EduSpots staff team for three years as an EcoSTEM Coordinator, her commitment, dedication and thrill to step up her reach while fostering community leadership in education in a wider capacity, caused her progression in the Regional Coordinator position. She looks forward to contributing her quota in collectively achieving a brighter future through her love for innovative and creative teaching and learning and her background in software.