Residents of Ghana’s education sector are set to benefit from a new wave of technological support following a donation from Coderina Edutech, an education technology organization, aimed at enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in the country’s basic and secondary schools.

The donation includes 17 robotic competition sets, 13 robot kits, and a 3D printer. These were officially presented to the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, who subsequently handed them over to the Ghana Education Service (GES). The equipment is expected to be distributed to selected schools participating in this year’s robotics competition scheduled for May.

Speaking at the presentation, Ben Amoakoh, Director of Coderina Edutech, highlighted the organization’s commitment to empowering young learners with practical STEM skills. He noted that over the past years, Coderina has trained more than 150 schools, engaging over 5,000 students from pre-school to high school, preparing them for college and careers in technology.

“We guide the students to build complex robots for intense competitions through the First Robotics Competition,” Amoakoh explained, adding that the organization has also established robotic laboratories in some senior high schools to ignite passion and curiosity in STEM.

Receiving the items, Minister Haruna Iddrisu expressed gratitude to Coderina Edutech for the gesture, describing the donation as timely and impactful. He reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to collaborating with the organization to strengthen STEM education nationwide.

While acknowledging the government’s interest in integrating Artificial Intelligence into the education system, Iddrisu cautioned that technology must complement learning and not make students complacent. “The future is about STEM,” he stressed.

As part of Ghana’s STEM revolution, the Minister announced that STEM kits would be deployed to upper primary classes, specifically Primary Four to Six, starting from the next academic calendar.

He further pointed out that one of the country’s biggest educational challenges was the gap in employable skills among students. However, he assured stakeholders that the government remained focused on resolving these issues and preparing students to be competitive in the global job market.