Ecobank Ghana has commissioned a fully refurbished and equipped Digital Learning Centre for the La-Nkwantanang Cluster of Schools in Madina, with more than 2,000 pupils from eight schools expected to benefit from the facility.
The centre, equipped with 26 computers and accessories, is expected to provide pupils with practical training in coding, web development, animation, robotics, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
The commissioning formed part of activities marking the 2026 Ecobank Day celebration held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, under the theme “Building Tomorrow’s Skills Today.”
A speech delivered on behalf of the Managing Director of Ecobank Ghana PLC, Mrs Abena Osei-Poku, by Madam Charlotte Amankwa, said the intervention marked the culmination of the bank’s three-year Transforming Africa Through Education programme and formed part of activities marking Ecobank’s 40th anniversary.
Mrs Osei-Poku said the project was driven by the recognition that technology was rapidly changing the way people learned, communicated, worked and solved problems.
“If our children are to participate fully in this evolving world, we must give them opportunities to engage meaningfully with technology from an early age,” she said.
She said the project went beyond providing computers, noting that the centre was designed to become a space where pupils could explore ideas, develop creativity, solve problems and acquire practical skills that could shape their future careers.
According to her, Ecobank affiliates across Africa had, over the past three years, built or refurbished 66 information technology laboratories, benefiting more than 46,000 children and young people with essential digital skills.
In Ghana, she said, the La-Nkwantanang facility brought to seven the number of Digital Learning Centres established by Ecobank Ghana between 2023 and 2026.
She explained that the La-Nkwantanang Cluster was selected after an assessment of two potential beneficiary communities because of the level of need identified and the opportunity to extend the intervention to pupils across the eight schools.
Mrs Osei-Poku urged the school authorities and teachers to take ownership of the facility, protect the equipment and ensure that pupils had regular and equitable access to it.
She also encouraged teachers to participate actively in the Train-the-Trainer programme to enable them to effectively transfer digital skills to pupils.
The training, she said, would be supported by Ghana Code Club, which would provide digital skills instruction to both teachers and pupils.
“This Centre has been created for you. Use it well. Be curious about how technology works. Do not be afraid to experiment, ask questions, make mistakes and try again,” she told the pupils.
“The applications, websites, machines and solutions that will shape Africa’s future may one day be designed by some young people sitting here now,” she added.
The Managing Director said Ecobank would also commission two other Digital Learning Centres completed earlier in the year in Kumasi and Wa.
She said the bank was also undertaking maintenance support for existing centres established under the programme, including minor structural repairs, painting, servicing of air conditioners and replacement of computer accessories where necessary.
“Responsible community investment does not end when a project is handed over. It requires continued attention to whether the intervention remains functional and continues to serve its intended purpose,” she said.
The Chairman for the eight schools and Headteacher of Nkwantanang MA1 Basic School, Thomas Kwasi Lissah, expressed appreciation to Ecobank for its investment in digital education.
He said some teachers and pupils had limited exposure to computers, with some only getting the opportunity to use a computer when they reached university.
He said the new facility had therefore created a significant opportunity for pupils within the cluster to acquire digital skills at an early age.
Mr Lissah said the schools had been exploring ways to improve teaching and learning, adding that access to the centre would help expose pupils to modern digital learning tools and prepare them for the future.
“What we can do as a nation depends on what we prepare and invest in today,” he said.
He pledged the schools’ commitment to maintaining the partnership with Ecobank to advance education and urged the authorities and pupils to make effective use of the facility.
He also appealed for continued investment in educational infrastructure and called on users of the centre to ensure proper maintenance of the computers and other equipment.
Ecobank Day, which has been observed since 2013, brings together employees across the bank’s African operations to volunteer their time, expertise and resources towards community development.
