Our Ghana partnership takes its next step
For those who have been following our work in Ghana, this is an update we have been looking forward to sharing. In October, educators in Accra and Kumasi gathered for a series of responsible AI professional development workshops. The sessions were delivered by our partners at The MakersPlace, hosted by ICS Ghana at their campuses, and built around the Good Future Foundation’s framework and values for responsible and effective AI use.
It was in October 2025 that our team first travelled to Accra, Tamale and Kumasi for in-person AI professional development workshops. And through that relationship we first met Enoch Oye, now Principal at ICS Ghana, who this summer joined the AI Summer School at the Oxford University as our GFF Scholar. It was also over the course of several online preparation sessions this summer that our Executive Director Daniel worked with Douglas Ayitey and his team at The MakersPlace to develop the training programme they are now delivering on the ground. We can’t be more proud of how far this partnership has come!
Douglas, CEO of The MakersPlace, who led the professional development workshops, shared this:
On 10 October, I led the inaugural Responsible AI professional development workshop at ICS Ghana’s Accra campus, as part of a collaboration between Good Future Foundation (GFF), The MakersPlace and ICS Ghana. Seven teachers from different schools joined us for a practical introduction to the Good Future AI learning module. We explored tools including Character Chat and Mind Map Pro and their potential to support lesson preparation, classroom activities and the organisation of ideas. I encouraged the educators to develop their own project addressing a need in their teaching or school environment, turning an introduction to AI into an opportunity for practical application.
As AI becomes more accessible in Ghanaian classrooms, our priority is to help educators build the confidence and judgement to use it responsibly. That includes understanding data protection, safeguarding, intellectual property and the policies schools need for safe adoption. GFF brings professional development expertise and its AI Quality Mark framework; ICS Ghana supports school engagement; and The MakersPlace facilitates hands-on local delivery. We plan to continue the programme in Accra and Kumasi through further in-person and online sessions during the 2026–27 academic year. Our shared goal is to help teachers make informed decisions about AI and strengthen whole-school readiness.