The future of Ghana’s agricultural innovation looks bright as B-Weh Schools and Right to Dream clinched victories in the Junior and Senior categories at the 2026 Robotics for Good
The report indicates that the future of Ghana’s agricultural innovation looks bright as B-Weh Schools and Right to Dream clinched victories in the Junior and Senior categories at the 2026 Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Ghana national qualifiers.
It further notes that hosted at the Ghana International School (GIS) in Accra, the prestigious national competition challenged young minds to design technology-driven solutions for food security and modern agriculture.
The event, organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and The MakersPlace, was in collaboration with Google, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, GIS, the National Communications Authority (NCA), TME Education, Design|PxD, and APEXJAB Enterprise.
The event drew massive national interest, showcasing an impressive ecosystem of 50 teams of 400 young talents, mentorship, and community support.
As a core component of the ITU’s global AI for Good initiative, the competition encouraged the students to move past theoretical knowledge by employing concepts in designing, programming, testing, and debugging custom robots engineered to conquer real-world agricultural challenges.
Under intense time pressure on the competition field, the students showcased remarkable resilience, constantly adjusting strategies, troubleshooting hardware glitches, and rewriting code on the fly.
The experience served as an intensive, hands-on masterclass in coding, artificial intelligence, engineering, team communication, and critical thinking.
Junior (Ages 10–14) 1st Place B-Weh Trailblazers B-Weh Schools
2nd Place Beta Gold-JT Ahtoo Montessori School
3rd Place Redeemer Innovators My Redeemer School
Senior (Ages 15–18) 1st Place Klone Right To Dream
2nd Place Fusion Innovators Ghana International School
3rd Place My Redeemer Tech My Redeemer School
The first-place champions, B-Weh Trailblazers and Team Klone, have officially booked their tickets to represent Ghana on the global stage at the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale, held during the AI for Good Global Summit 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland.
