Ghana Youth Innovation Accelerator Hackathon; Accelerating Ghanaian Youth Innovations for Productivity and Profitability

About the Ghana Youth Innovation Accelerator Hackathon (GYIA Hack)

A weeklong activity to commemorate 2021 International Youth Day and Climax the maiden Ghana Youth Innovation Accelerator Hackathon (GYIA Hack) has recently taken place at Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana under the theme; “Accelerating Ghanaian Youth Innovations for Productivity and Profitability”.

Ghana Youth Innovation Accelerator Hackathon and GYIA Hack Awards was part of interlaced activities which included the #2021IYD edition of eDIALOGUES spearheaded by TECHFARM Hub in collaboration with the Ghana Commission for UNESCO, MTN Ghana Foundation, Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) as well as the National Youth Authority (NYA).

GYIA Hack is a minds-on, hearts-on and hands-on hackathon held to unearth innovative solutions of young people and support them with disruptive skills, tools, technologies and resources to upscale for productivity and profitability.

Other Supporting partners include Melton Foundation, Youth Advocates Ghana (YAG), FAPIMPA Foundation, United Nations Youth Association Ghana (UNYA-GH).