Building capacity for competitive agricultural systems and enterprises in West Africa

This film (45 minutes) presents four examples of Agri-Business Clusters in Ghana and Togo. They illustrate the experience of entrepeneurial individuals in building small to medium scale businesses through new relationships with colleagues and so-called Agri-Business Cluster and Value Chain partners.


United through markets - Africa by moovon

The businesses, either producer cooperatives or agriculturally-linked enterprises, were supported by a project entitled ‘From thousands to millions: accelerating sustainable economic growth in West Africa’ (The 1000s+ project), coordinated by the International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC). The project utilised a grassroots approach known as "Competitive Agricultural Systems and Enterprises” (CASE) and focused on agribusiness clusters consisting of the farmers, entrepreneurs, technical, financial and business development services that are involved in a particular commodity within a well-defined target region. To date, the CASE approach has been piloted in several West African countries, to the benefit of some 60,000 farmers, including many women.

Kentaro Toyama's keynote at the 'ICT for a greener economy' conference

St. Basilide Vocational School Kaleo

The St Basilide Vocational School in Kaleo, Upper West Ghana is using ICT since 2011.
They have received 20 computers from GIFEC, but no full time ICT teacher. A JICA
volunteer (from Japan) who barely speaks English teaches the students in basic ICT,
but she does not have time to teach the teachers as well. Peps-C will support the school
to integrate ICT in their classrooms both in the main subjects (Carpentry & Joinery,
Plumbing&Welding, Electrical Installation and Building& Construction, but also in
general subject under the Ghana Education Service. The school has 454 students,
with only 24 girls. The computer is used also in administration, but not networked
and without internet access. In the next yearteachers and administrators should be
able to improve their skills into teaching&learning and school administration.

St Claire vocational school - Tumu Ghana

St Claire Vocational school is one of four vocational schools in the Upper West region of Ghana that will be supported by Peps-c (with support from IICD and Edukans) to build the capacity of teachers and school administrators to integrate ICT in the classroom.

The principal also mentioned how this could be integrated in the administration. The accountant shows that she already is doing the finances on her own laptop, but she still writes it manually in the books, because the auditors require this.

St John Vocational School - Nandum Ghana

St John Vocational school is one of four vocational schools in the Upper West region of Ghana that will be supported by Peps-c (with support from IICD and Edukans) to build the capacity of teachers and school administrators to integrate ICT in the classroom

It is a traditional boys school with subjects like Carpentry, Auto mechanics, Construction (with plumbing, block making, etc). 10% of the students are girls.

St Anne's Vocational school

St Anne Vocational school is one of four vocational schools in the Upper West region of Ghana that will be supported by Peps-c (with support from IICD and Edukans) to build the capacity of teachers and school administrators to integrate ICT in the classroom.


St Anne is a vocational school for girls. they teach subjects as
Fashion and Design, traditional weaving and Catering.

Integrating Computers at Basic and Junior high school to improve teaching in Northern Ghana

The Connect for Change (C4C) programme was set up in Ghana to help organisations, specifically education and health based to integrate ICT into their operations. The partners in the C4C Consortium are IICD, Edukans, Cordaid, , ICCO, AKVO and Text to Change. This video is part of the project implementation process and it is to showcase the current situation on the ground at the selected beneficially schools under the auspices of the local partner (Savana Signatures - www.savsign.org)


Over 2000 students of three basic and junior high schools in Savelugu and
Tamale District, Ghana will get better access to educational information with
this project by using computers. Computers will be placed in the schools and
teachers are trained to use it in their courses. Students become better
educated and therefore have more chances to go to senior high school.
Teachers benefit as well because by using computers it will take them less
time to prepare classes notes, assignment etc. and will be better equiped to teach. To support this project!