Accra Academy was founded in 1931 as the first private secondary educational institution to be established in Ghana. With about 2,000 students today, Accra Academy has been ranked 8th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa.
As part of our core mandate to improve STEM education, we partnered with the Bleeo ‘91 alumni group of Accra Academy under our Betsy Hilfiger Edikanfo Initiative to support current students with resources for their STEM & Robotics club. The club is designed to help students master the fundamentals of robotics, programming and the engineering design process. It teaches how to apply existing knowledge of science and mathematics to solve real life problems and aims to strengthen members’ critical thinking skills across STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
SIA-Africa’s funding partner, Annette Meil, and her company Perles d’Amour NYC provided the funding for the robotics equipment. Mr Asamoah Boahene, president of the Bleoo ‘91 alumni group, presented the resources to the Headmaster.
SIA-Africa is committed to supporting this initiative and is actively looking for funding partners who have an interest in improving STEM studies in Africa.
