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“One must go out of one’s house to begin learning…” The Kokrobitey Institute provides a unique environment for learning and creative exploration.

Centered on principles of sustainable development in art, design, and technology in the developing world, the institute is involved in ongoing education and studio projects designing learning materials, bags, and fashion accessories made with recycled materials. The Kokrobitey Institute is located in a small fishing village only about 20 miles outside of the capital of Ghana, Accra. Students would therefore have a place of peace and quiet to focus on their work, while also having easy access to explore the city and see different parts of Ghana as part of their educational experience. The Institute is a meeting ground for international students, artists, and designers interested in environmentally conscious design practices. Studying in Ghana provides a place for students to safely experience what it means to be in a developing nation. Ghana is one of the most stable countries in Africa, and is developing at an exponential rate. The climate is rife with interesting intersections of merging cultures and shifting economies as the global market economy moves in and encounters the local village economies. The rapid growth occurring in Ghana makes it the perfect place to
explore sustainable design practices. A major project at the moment is the GSB (Ghana School Bag) project. The GSB is made from advertising banner (flexi), inner tube from tires, PVC piping, webbing and African fabrics. The bag serves as a symbol for educating the children of Ghana (and the world) about sustainable design and the importance of recycling to maintain a clean and healthy environment. The GSB project is currently collaborating with the Omega schools, a quickly developing school system in Ghana. Since the inception of this project, Kokrobitey has distributed over 27,000 school bags and looks forward to introducing a new GSB product to meet a 2015 distribution goal of 15,000 bags. The local school is functioning as a place to develop a prototype of a curricular model that will be distributed with the bags to the various Omega campuses. The model focuses on health, sanitation, and the environment, but also ties these subjects and projects related to them to other subjects that they will be taught in the classroom, including geography, history, science, and art and design.

20/05/2015

The Kokrobitey Institute had a great Maker's Workshop with the Lincoln Community School. Follow us on Instagram at kokrobitey.institute for more photos!

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12/05/2015

07/05/2015

New Internship Opportunities at the Kokrobitey Institute: Research, Education, Design, and Administration Interns

The Kokrobitey Institute welcomes passionate and forward thinking individuals to join our team in Ghana. Our internship program has projects that fit a wide range of interests in education, development, sustainability or design. We strive to be innovative in our approach to education and development.

Visit our website at kokrobiteyinstitute.org and email us your resume at [email protected] or [email protected]

06/05/2015

We had a great Teacher Training Maker's Workshop with CRS' LEAD teachers from Northern Ghana creating teaching learning materials with recyclables in our environment and sharing strategies to better manage classroom.

24/04/2015

The Kokrobitey Institute welcomes the Catholic Relief Service's LEAD project for a week long teacher training with our Maker's Workshop!

09/04/2015

New and improved logo

27/03/2015

We want as many people as possible to come to our Teacher Training Institute. If you help us recruit for this program, we will reduce your tuition. If you can convince 3 individuals to join the program, we will reduce your tuition in half. But if you are able to recruit 5 individuals for this summer teacher training institute, you will not have to pay the tuition. Please bear in mind, these reductions do not impact travel costs associated with transportation to Ghana.

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23/03/2015

July 20th - August 2nd This summer the Kokrobitey Institute is inviting an interdisciplinary community of Ghanaian and international educators to engage in a dynamic discourse that explores the current state of education in Ghana with a focus on literacy: Challenges and Solutions.

Check out the brochure online: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tcqne9lsiswcyn0/brochureteachertraining_final.pdf?dl=0

Please contact us at [email protected] if you are interested.

18/03/2015

The Me kit is our newest developmental project that ties together education, sustainability, and sanitation. We design and produce all Me kits at our Design Center out of recycled waste materials. Our goal is to cultivate hygienic eating practices in local schools by providing basic materials: cleaning fluid, sponge, bowls, eating tray. We have developed a curriculum alongside the Me kit to also supplement education.

17/03/2015

We recently finished an excellent order of bags for Pippa's Gym. KI can customize bags with your organization's logo and unique African textiles in bulk orders!

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Telephone

+233 544 336602

Website

http://kokrobiteyinstitute.org/

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