Teacher In Ghana Teaches computing With No Computers

A viral photo of a teacher in Ghana explaining how computers work — without computers — has resulted in a promise by Microsoft to send him new computer equipment. Information and communication technology (ICT) teacher Richard Appiah Akoto shared a photo of himself using a blackboard to show his students how to use Microsoft Word.


"Teaching of ICT in Ghana's school is very funny," Mr Akoto said in a Facebook post.

The post was shared thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter, and gained prominence after being picked up by international websites and tech enthusiasts.
"I have been doing it anytime I am in the classroom."

After a tweet reached Microsoft, the company pledged to send Mr Akoto a computer and give him access to its education material.

"Supporting teachers to enable digital transformation in education is at the core of what we do," the software giant said in a tweet.

While the post has become a source of inspiration for teachers in Africa, it's a reflection of an under-resourced public school system.

In Ghana, there have been calls for a national conversation about fairer distribution of resources to struggling rural schools.

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Gbolahan Libra General and 10 others

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Endee Saint Mark

Africa has a long way to go

Endy Edeson

@Faith: You are right. @Mark: Imagine, and the Ghanaian govt couldn't do anything for the young LAD even as the pics went viral. Must we wait for the westerners to bring us AID all the time? Though, Microsoft did a good job by helping out. I commend Bill Gates and his team for the lives they are touching

Nwigwe Ogochukwu Anne

They should remember Nigeria students too

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Endy Edeson

@Anne; Lolz I pray so too 😀

Paul Asiebu

Now you will see others doing copy copy just to attract their own.

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Endy Edeson

Paul; Lolz. Can you please rephrase your comment? I don't understand

Ehdowho Thounalds Dehno

Not only in Ghana, its same in Nigeria

Paul Asiebu

Endy I meant, with this guys achievement, you will see others having to show pix of them teaching in pitiable conditions to draw domestic and global attention.

Louis Adjeks replied · 1 reply

Endy Edeson

@Paul:Hahahahahahaha. That is Africa for you. Microsoft and other Western corporations won't fall for such gimmicks. Lols. @Dehno: You are right. Nigeria needs it more than Ghana

Louis Adjeks

It's a right step in the right direction because this will alleviate our crude way of impacting knowledge in this part of the world. Imagining teaching students practical based course without a computer, it's crude, if you ask me. Thanks for the intervention by Microsoft because it will help a great deal.