Identify, Nurture, Develop

Developers Academy Hub

Our Journey

Foundation Developers Academy, widely known as Developers Academy, is a pioneering hub with a focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), empowering unemployed youth and marginalized women through various incubation programs. Our journey traces back to 2009 when we started as a Youth Led Club called Child Dream Foundation, offering mentorship and leadership support to students in Northern Ghana. Over the years, our impact expanded, leading to a rebranding in 2020 to Foundation Developers Academy. Today, based in the Oti regional capital of Ghana, Dambai, with a satellite office in Keta, Volta region, we continue to pursue our core mandate of nurturing and developing young startups and entrepreneurs in Ghana and beyond. With an emphasis on entrepreneurship, smart industries, education, gender equality, agriculture, vocational training, and innovation, we are proud to have built a vibrant community of over 250 startups, with 65% being women-owned businesses.

Our Programs

FDA Entrepreneurs-In-Training

The Foundation Developers Academy's Entrepreneurs-In-Training program is a flagship initiative that nurtures ideas from ideation to acceleration through our biannual four-month incubator. Successful applicants receive training, mentorship, networking, and access to resources at a nominal fee/scholarship, followed by a 6/3-month acceleration or internship.

SMART INDUSTRIES

Following application review, successful candidates choose their preferred IT-related training program, such as coding, with variable durations. The program operates at a moderate fee/scholarship. After training, startups proceed to a 3/6-month acceleration or internship period to further develop their skills and projects.

Vocational Skills Training

Our flagship Entrepreneurs-In-Training program at Foundation Developers Academy fosters idea development through a biannual four-month incubator. Successful applicants access training, mentorship, networking, and resources at a nominal fee/scholarship. Following this, a 6/3-month acceleration or internship period further enhances their journey from ideation to acceleration.

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Education

Our educational program is called Child Dream Program. The Child Dream Program has four models:

Continuous Teacher Training and Support (CTTS)

We collaborate with educational partners and NGOs to train teachers in public and private basic schools using the Child Dream model.

STEM4Girls

STEM4Girls aims to foster girls' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to contribute to national development through education.

Student Entrepreneurship Summit (SES)

This is an annual day-long summit enhances entrepreneurship skills among young students, emphasizing mentorship and capacity building within schools.

Literacy 4 All

This model utilizes Jolly Phonics Learning, the Literacy4ALL model (LEMA), and innovative literacy tools to enhance students' literacy skills, advancing SDG4 and 5.

Partnerships for the SDGS

We partner Government agencies and other stakeholders to deliver programs that promotes the SDGs.