Here's a breakdown of my progress as the years have gone by.
2024
- Graduated from the University of Ghana (finally) with a BSc in Computer Science
2023
My focus for 2023 wasn't to do so much but to get better at the few commitments I had. So here’s what I did during the year:
- Public Relations Specialist, Huawei Ghana: I ended my National Service period with Huawei and launched my career there as a Public Relations Specialist. One of the key projects I worked on during this period was the 2023 Huawei Sustainability Forum.
- Eyram’s Ponder: I launched Eyram’s Ponder, my newsletter to share my thoughts and views regularly with interested subscribers. The focus of this newsletter now isn’t to do numbers but as an outlet for my thoughts.
Failures
- Could not graduate from the University of Ghana because of an issue I had with one of my courses.
2022
Successes
- Public Relations, Huawei: Though I've spent a huge time of my life in STEM and IT, I am super excited to explore possibilities in PR. Let's see where it takes me in the next year and beyond!
- Huawei ICT Academy Ambassador: I handed over my role as an Ambassador for the Huawei ICT Academy, UG. At the end of the year, my team and I received the following awards
- 2nd Best Ambassadors (South African Region)
- Best Ambassadors (Ghana)
- Best ICT Academy - University of Ghana
- Graphic Designer & Social Media Manager, AfHEA: In 2022, I am grateful to have landed a role as a graphic designer and social media manager for the African Health Economics and Policy Association. In my role, I was responsible for creating a variety of visual materials, including graphics for social media, marketing materials, and website content. I also managed the organization's social media accounts - providing total coverage for the 6th AfHEA Biennial Scientific Conference.
- Intern Graphic Designer, Ghana Green Building Summit: As an intern graphic designer for the summit, I created a range of design materials, including flyers, brochures, and social media graphics.
- Volunteer for Huawei Seeds for the Future program: Being an alumnus of the program, I am pleased to have volunteered in the 2022 edition of the Seeds for the Future program.
Failures
- Applied for and failed miserably in the Total Energies Startupper Challenge.
- Applied for the MEST EIT program, and almost got in, but was kicked out because I was still a student. (Still hurts, but thank you COVID for delaying my graduation date).
2021
- Beacon of Excellence, Central Leadership Program: I graduated from the Central Leadership Program, where I attained the status of a Beacon of Excellence. As part of the graduation, I was awarded as the most helpful fellow in social media and design.
- Graphic Designer, Poimen: My role as a graphic designer with Poimen is to create captivating artworks and videos that capture the essence of Poimen’s brand messaging as a life Coach.
- Volunteer Graphic Designer: I served as a volunteer graphic designer for the University of Ghana’s Parliament House and the University of Ghana Mathematics Society.
- Digital Marketer, Elite Outlet: I worked with Elite Outlet, a bespoke clothing hub for ladies, as a digital marketer. My roles included creating content for Elite Outlet’s various social media pages, managing Elite Outlet’s several social media accounts, and building a brand that was representative of Elite Outlet’s values and identity.
- 3rd Place, Trestle Academy Object Detection Hackathon: with a team of 5 young men, I participated in the Trestle Academy Object Detection Hackathon which involved using computer vision to improve overall customer experience. At the end of the hackathon, my team came out third.
2020
- Central Leadership Program: I applied for, and got into the 2nd Cohort of the Central Leadership Program. The program’s curriculum blocks include:
- Deepening Faith: The Deepening Faith curriculum challenges fellows to pursue Christ-centeredness in all we do. It pushes us to make our faith as Christians permeate every aspect of our lives.
- Understanding Self: Who am I? Why am I on Earth? Why do I do what I do? Introspective answers to these and many more questions are the foundation for understanding who we are and our motivations as people and subsequently as leaders.
- Building Competencies: Building competencies encourages us to take a critical look at our presence and brand as people and as leaders. Through this curriculum, we develop competencies such as goal setting, critical thinking personal branding and much more.
- Understanding Leadership: What differentiates good leaders from bad ones? What difference does good leadership make? This curriculum block challenges us to break the status quo and become the difference in any part of society we find ourselves in.
- Leading Change: K. A. Martey, a trɔtrɔ mate (bus conductor) once said that "you can't always demand change, sometimes you have to bring your own change". Leading change pushes us to do just this! Bring your own change!
- Our World: The Our World curriculum pushes us to look at the context within which we find ourselves as Ghanaians and as Africans. We are challenged to take a critical look at pre-colonial governance and leadership constructs, slave trade, colonialism, and post-colonial governance.
- Mentorship
- Guest Speaker Interactions
- Ambassador, Huawei ICT Academy: In the early stages of 2020, I bagged a role with the Huawei ICT Academy as an ambassador for the University of Ghana campus. I ended the year as the Joint Best Ambassador for the Huawei ICT Academy, Ghana. My roles as ambassador included:
- Creating awareness of the Huawei ICT Academy and the courses they have to offer.
- Getting students interested in those courses and aiding them in their course progression journey.
- Serving as a liaison between the Huawei ICT Academy and the University of Ghana.
- Huawei Seed of the Future: in the year, I was privileged to have been selected as a seed of the future by Huawei. The Seeds of the Future program is Huawei’s attempt to “cultivate young talent, ensuring that the tech-savvy and change-resilient young people have the skills and mindsets needed to be competitive in the workplaces of the future”. As part of the program, I was privileged to experience teamwork, and learn what it takes to be a 21st-century leader in STEM, and I gained exposure to topics like cloud computing, 5G and Artificial Intelligence.
- 5G Certification: I registered to partake in Huawei’s 5G certification course and I was a part of the exam's top 10 scorers in Ghana.
2019
- Mentor, Student for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) Ghana: As a SAGE mentor, I:
- Assisted SAGE teams in identifying, completing and reporting their projects.
- Helped teams prepare for the National High School Entrepreneurship Competition.
- Worked hand in hand with the patrons of participating SAGE schools to help facilitate the smooth running of the SAGE Team.
- Scholar, University of Ghana Tullow Tertiary Scholarship Scheme (UG TTSS): I became a UG Tullow Scholar in 2019 after gaining a partial scholarship from the Tullow Scholarship Secretariat. This scholarship has been quite pivotal in funding my university education and I have a deep sense of appreciation for Tullow Ghana.
- Graphic Design: I started as a graphic designer at the end of 2019. What a wonderful journey it has been so far!
2018
- Pre-School Teacher: I applied for my first paid job as a preschool teacher. Being a preschool teacher has been one of the moments that have had a significant effect on who I have grown to become as a person. I also volunteered to teach STEM during this period.
- University of Ghana Admission: I gained admission into the University of Ghana, Legon to read a BSc. in Mathematical Sciences.
2017
- WASSCE: I graduated from the Accra Academy, having pursued General Science with electives: Physics, Chemistry, Elective Mathematics and Elective ICT.
- 2nd Place Finalists, 2016 World Smarts STEM Challenge: After participating in the 2016 World Smarts STEM Challenge, my team was selected to participate in the Contest and Showcase event of the challenge (the finals). At the end of the contest and showcase, my team came out as the 2nd placed finalists.
- Member, New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) Junior Academy: I became a member of the NYAS Junior Academy in 2017. As a member of the Academy, I had access to the NYAS launchpad - a platform meant to discover and develop talent in STEM. This in turn gave me access to a global community of mentors and problem solvers who were using science and technology to address challenges.
- STEM Education: Nearing the end of 2017, I started volunteering my services to teach young children in Junior High Schools STEM. My goal was to expose them to the knowledge I had gained from participating in the IREX World Smarts STEM Challenge and from being both the vice president of the Accra Academy Science Club and a member of the NYAS Junior Academy.
2016
- Team leader, 2016 IREX World Smarts STEM Challenge team: I lead a team of 8 boys to participate in the World Smarts STEM Challenge. The challenge involved:
- Collaborating with Binational teammates in Georgetown Visitation preparatory, Washington DC to work on a selected problem.
- Making research into the effects of “dumsor” on the Accra Academy campus and the Kaneshie community at large.
- Building a high-quality working prototype of a mat that used piezoelectric energy to convert footsteps into energy.
- Travelling to Washington DC in March 2017 to participate in the Contest and Showcase event (Finals).
- President, Accra Academy Peer Counsellors: My role as the peer counselling president meant that I also had the responsibility of being the president of the Ghana Health Service Adolescent Club. As the president of both clubs, I:
- Organized and coordinated the orientation of over first-year students into the Accra Academy. As part of the orientation sessions, we employed the use of dramas, sketches and other creative means to educate over 600 students on topics such as effective study habits, anger management, handling anxiety, problem-solving and other relevant skills.
- Served as the student link between the student body and the school’s counsellors.
- Facilitated weekly discussions peer counselling meetings and discussions. We treated topics such as anxiety, anger management, managing stress, effective study habits and much more.
- Helped my mates who were going through tough times and were facing challenges such as depression and low grades
- Vice President, Accra Academy Science and Environmental Club: As the Vice president, my roles included:
- Planning and coordinating science club meetings and trips.
- Playing an active role in the preparation and grooming of NSMQ participants.
- Secretary and protocol, Nana Wereko Ampem II Hall, Accra Academy: As the secretary, I:
- Was responsible for keeping records of all hall activities and meetings.
- Liaised with the Hall prefects and Hall master to plan termly activities.
