The Ejura Spot is located in Sabonline, a suburb of Ejura in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Ejura is renowned for its significant contribution to food production in Ghana, particularly in grain and tuber crop production.

The town is a home to three senior high schools, a technical school and over 30 basic schools. Most of the school-age population are in school and highly motivated to climb the academic ladder. Common activities and competitions among schools include quiz competitions and sports events.

Yahya Seidu, a former pupil teacher at Ebenezer Preparatory School, noticed that many students struggled with their literacy skills, which in turn affected their performance in other subjects. To assist these students, he initiated a reading and debate club. He met with club members after school and on weekends under a tree on the school compound to help them develop their public speaking, critical thinking, and writing skills. The club saw significant growth in its members’ performance at school and increasing interest from other students to join. However, the biggest challenges were access to resources and a conducive space for meetings.

Abubakar Sadique, a supporter of the club, came across an online post about EduSpots’ Teacher ChangeMaker grant and encouraged Yahya to apply. Yahya applied and was awarded the grant. Together with the Headteacher of Ebenezer Preparatory School, Mohammed Muniru, they mobilized community support through the Assembly Member, Haruna Ibrahim, to construct a building from scratch. Upon completion, the project was highly patronized by students in Ejura, with some spending their entire weekends at the Spot. There was also a significant increase in the learners’ attitude towards studies and growing interest from parents to engage their children at the Spot after school.
Despite the exciting growth, the biggest challenge was getting a dedicated team to manage the project. The introduction of EduSpots’ Community Leadership in Education programme, which included a Catalyst from Ejura, helped the team acquire further skills to complete and run the Spot successfully. They were able to mobilize community members to volunteer for the project and formed a library management committee to oversee the general activities of the Spot.

Having received books and other educational resources from EduSpots, the team has focused on literacy development by leveraging the EduLit strand at the Spot. They won the EduLit Spot of the Year in 2022 and have organized several educational programs, including Spelling Bee contests, debate competitions, and quiz competitions, among others. They have also received support and resources from organizations and entities both within and outside Ejura including the Rural Smile foundation, the US Ambassador self help program, the YAFO Institute, the Ejura Municipal Assembly and many others.

These efforts have significantly contributed to the educational development in Ejura, with club members and Spot users standing out among their peers. Club members have become leaders in their various schools, and those who have transitioned to senior high school have led clubs in their new schools to win various competitions.
The team envisions the Spot as a hub of excellence where learners are motivated to take on challenges, see themselves as problem solvers, take on leadership roles, and support their peers to reach greater heights. They aspire for their users to become agents of change and transformational leaders in society.