Company type | for-profit private company |
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Genre | private educational organization in the developing world |
Founded | 2010 [1] |
Founders | MacCarthy M. Mac-Gbathy and Anders Midtgaard |
Area served | Ghana |
Website | www |
Hopin Academy is a for-profit educational organization located in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana. [2] The school specializes on training online marketing, social media communication, writing, video production, entrepreneurial work and web communications. [2] Hopin Academy has an international academic partnership with Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College through the BiCo-Dalun Summer Action Research Fellowship, a learning program fostered in 2010 where Bryn Mawr and Haverford students create community projects with Ghanaian partners. [3] [4] According to the Hopin Academy website, it offers courses in writing, design, film, and entrepreneurial work. [1] It also provides training to NGOs, government organizations, and other schools, including as the Olive School of Journalism. [5]
The educational initiative was co-founded by a Ghanaian entrepreneur, MacCarthy M. Mac-Gbathy, and a Danish film maker, Anders Midtgaard. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Hopin Academy supports Barcamp Tamale, which is a networking forum hosted in Tamale that connects Ghanaian leaders and innovators with young people. [10] Hopin Academy also supports the Youth Speak Up Project, a Ghanaian advocacy program that aims to empower youth through technology education. [11] Hopin Academy has collaborated with other educational institutions in the international community, including:
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