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Nonprofit from Lübeck · since 2025

Talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn’t.

EmpowerED Africa gUG supports African schools with computers, internet access, and digital infrastructure — so motivated students can access better learning opportunities.

Student at Christian Life Academy in Kumasi

Current project

Kumasi Computer Lab

40+ PCs · Starlink · live since Jan 2025

Computerraum der Christian Life Academy in Kumasi

From one idea to a working computer lab.

In November 2024, our founder visited a school in Kumasi and bought the first 15 computers at a local market. Today, hundreds of students learn there every day.

PCs in daily use
40+modern hardware, used daily
Partner school
1Christian Life Academy, Kumasi
Starlink internet
live since January 2025
Founded
2025as gUG in Lübeck

Our mission

Education that actually lands.

We build concrete infrastructure where motivation is already there — but devices, internet access, and materials are missing.

Computer labs

Modern PCs, monitors, projector — as a complete learning environment, not scattered devices.

Internet that holds

Starlink, solid networks, sensible prioritization — the lab first, responsible use for everyone.

Solar & infrastructure

Where power or network is unreliable, solar setups make learning continuous — all year round.

Local partnership

We work with schools that invest themselves — ownership, not one-off charity.

What changes

From paper to screen.

Before the lab, students learned mostly with a chalkboard and handwritten notes. Today, they research, code, and present on computers.

Classroom with empty desks and a chalkboard Before
Learning by chalkboard, textbook, and exercise book — the reality in many schools across Ghana.
Computer lab with rows of PCs and a projector Today
40+ PCs, teacher computer, projector, and Starlink — in daily active use.

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How we build

No slogans. Real hardware.

Most donations go into hardware, cabling, installation, and project operations — documented transparently. The work happens on-site with local craftspeople.

Technician installing a Starlink dish on the school roof in Kumasi

Step 01

Starlink on the roof

Satellite internet that works independently of local infrastructure — live since January 2025.

Network cabling in the server rack at Christian Life Academy

Step 02

Network wired by hand

Structured cabling, patched locally — so all 40+ PCs stay online, stable, and prioritized.

Technicians installing an air conditioner on the admin block

Step 03

Climate-controlled room

So equipment is protected from heat — and students can stay focused during class.

Our projects

Where it’s actually needed.

Teaching staff at Christian Life Academy in Kumasi
We work with schools that take ownership and contribute their own resources. Christian Life Academy built the room for the lab themselves — we contributed the 40+ devices, Starlink, and the network.
EmpowerED Africa gUG Our model on the ground · Lübeck / Kumasi

Concrete impact

Every donation supports concrete work on the ground.

€25 can help fund one month of Starlink internet. €500 can help provide one refurbished school PC.

The tax receipt (Zuwendungsbescheinigung) is sent by email. The statutory requirements for charitable status have been confirmed by Finanzamt Lübeck under §60a AO.

  • €25can help fund one month of Starlink internet
  • €150can help fund learning materials for one class
  • €500can help fund one more school PC

Why us

Practical. Direct. Traceable.

Every donation is assigned to a project, documented, and shown. No marketing overhead, no empty promises.

01.

Direct implementation

The foundation started with a volunteer stay in Kumasi in November 2024 — and buying the first 15 computers at a local market.

02.

Local cooperation

We work with schools that invest themselves — Christian Life Academy rebuilt the physical room for the expanded lab on their own.

03.

Transparent use

Every purchase, invoice, and deployment is documented. Donation receipts are automatically sent by email.