Ecobank Ghana has commissioned a newly refurbished and fully equipped Digital Learning Centre for the La-Nkwantanang Cluster of Schools, providing more than 2,000 pupils across eight schools with access to digital skills training.
The facility, commissioned as part of Ecobank Day 2026, is equipped with 26 computers and accessories, furniture and other equipment to support digital learning.
The address, delivered on behalf of Ecobank Ghana Managing Director Mrs Abena Osei-Poku by Mrs Charlotte Amanquah, Regional Head, Consumer and Commercial Banking, Ecobank Ghana and Anglophone West Africa, said the Centre would provide pupils with practical skills in coding, web development, animation, robotics, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
“This Digital Learning Centre will offer pupils opportunities to acquire practical skills in coding, web development, animation, robotics, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies,” she said.
According to Mrs Charlotte Amanquah, the project was particularly significant as it marked the culmination of Ecobank’s three-year Transforming Africa Through Education programme and formed part of activities marking the Group’s 40th anniversary.
She said the theme for this year’s Ecobank Day, “Building Tomorrow’s Skills Today,” reflected the need to equip young people with the knowledge, confidence and practical skills required to understand and use technology.
“Technology is changing how we learn, communicate, work and solve problems. It is creating new industries and professions, while transforming many existing ones,” she said.
Seven digital learning centres established
The commissioning brings to seven the number of Digital Learning Centres established by Ecobank Ghana between 2023 and 2026.
Mrs Amanquah said Ecobank affiliates across Africa had, over the past three years, built or refurbished 66 IT laboratories, helping more than 46,000 children and young people acquire essential digital skills.
In Ghana, she said, the initiative had focused on refurbishing and equipping laboratories in selected underserved schools and transforming them into modern Digital Learning Centres, supported by structured training for teachers and pupils.
For the 2026 intervention, two potential beneficiary communities were assessed before the La-Nkwantanang Cluster of Schools was selected based on the level of need and the opportunity to extend the benefits of the Centre to pupils across the eight schools.
She said the project included the refurbishment of the physical facility, provision of furniture and installation of computers and accessories to create an effective digital learning environment.
Ecobank urges schools to sustain facility
Mrs Amanquah stressed that the commissioning was not an end in itself, urging school authorities and teachers to take ownership of the facility and ensure its regular and equitable use.
“A modern facility only delivers value when it is used consistently, managed responsibly and supported over the long term,” she said.
She encouraged teachers to participate actively in the Train-the-Trainer programme to prepare them to deliver digital-skills training to pupils.
Ecobank’s training partners, Ghana Code Club, will also support teachers and pupils with relevant digital-skills instruction.
Mrs Amanquah said Ecobank was also commissioning two other Digital Learning Centres completed earlier in the year in Kumasi and Wa, with special events planned for the facilities during the month.
She added that Ecobank had assessed all existing centres established under the programme and was providing maintenance support, including minor structural repairs, painting, servicing of air conditioners and replacement of computer accessories where required.
According to her, the maintenance programme reflected Ecobank’s determination to preserve its investments and ensure the facilities continued to serve their intended purpose.
Call to pupils
Mrs Amanquah urged pupils to make effective use of the facility by remaining curious, experimenting, asking questions and learning from mistakes.
“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 said.
She expressed appreciation to the Ghana Education Service, school authorities and other stakeholders for their cooperation in delivering the project.
She also acknowledged the contribution of Ecobank’s sister institutions, including eProcess International (EPI), Ecobank Development Corporation (EDC) and Pan African Savings and Loans, to the Group’s wider digital, enterprise development and financial inclusion objectives.
She said the success of Ecobank Day since its inception in 2013 had been driven by employees volunteering their time, energy and expertise to support communities.
Mrs Amanquah formally commissioned the La-Nkwantanang Cluster of Schools Digital Learning Centre and expressed the hope that it would inspire learning, innovation and opportunity for many years to come.
