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Dr. Deborah Rose, President of Helping Africa Foundation (HAF) said the purpose of the Yamoransa Model Labs was a means to expand ICT education across Ghana in truly sustainable ways to promote teaching and learning.
     
She said the expansion was also an exemplary propagation of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s stirring mantra of “Ghana Beyond Aid.” to make the country self reliant and digitize the economy. 
     
Dr. Rose was speaking at the commissioning of the 6th ICT Lab built by the HAF and Friends of Yamoransa Foundation (FYF) located at Peki Avetile in the Volta Region.
     
The well equipped 40-seater ICT laboratory dubbed: “Yamoransa Model Lab 6” which is to provide free ICT literacy in the area has a conference room also for teacher training and workshops.


 It has a MakerSpace specially designed by TECHAiDE, a technology company to help prepare Ghanaian students who need the critical 21st century skills in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). TECHAiDE installed all the technology systems.
     
The MakerSpace installed as part of the facility includes a 3D printer, Augmented/Virtual Reality System, Arduino, Legos, and other Robotics equipment.
     
The computers are installed with over 30 pieces of educational software to address the curriculum requirements of Primary through Junior High School levels. An ASANKA device at the facility provides educational content over wi-fi for the center and a distance of half a football field around the facility.
     
Because of the lack of reliable electricity in many villages, the facility has a solar system to provide continuous power as part of the package.
     
She said the Government of Ghana fully endorses and embraces the efforts of HAF and FYF in spreading computer literacy in the Ghanaians schools.