NATIONAL PARTNER · FIRST GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Ghana's girls, on the world's robotics stage.
We are the national partners for the FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition bringing together youth from over 190 countries to address global challenges through STEM. Each year a selected team of young Ghanaian women showcases their talent, collaborates with peers worldwide and takes on hands-on problem-solving.
9 yrs
Sending Team Ghana since 2017
190+
Countries in the FIRST Global Challenge
36th
Our best finish, out of 177 countries (2021)
2
FIRST Global awards won
What sponsorship pays for
Every tier is acknowledged on the team kit, our socials and the competition profile.
FRIEND OF THE TEAM
GH₵5,000
Robot kit parts and practice materials for a term of training.
TEAM SPONSOR
GH₵25,000
Uniforms, coaching and competition registration, with your logo on the team kit.
TRAVEL PARTNER
GH₵60,000+
Flights, visas and accommodation — the difference between building a robot and competing with it.
Ten years of Team Ghana
Every team we have sent, the school they came from, and how they placed.
2026
Achimota School
73rd of 185
THEME
Igniting Innovation
TEAM
4 students
WHEN
7-10 Oct
WHERE
Incheon, Republic of Korea
2025
Achimota School
109th of 190
THEME
Eco Equilibrium
TEAM
8 students
WHEN
29 Oct – 1 Nov
WHERE
Panama City
2024
St. Louis Senior High School
135th of 180
THEME
Feeding The Future
TEAM
5 students
WHEN
26–29 Sept
WHERE
Athens, Greece
Judges Award (Non-Technical) — recognised for performance and resilience.
2023
Achimota School
86th of 191
THEME
Hydrogen Horizons
TEAM
8 students
WHERE
Singapore
SPONSORS
FIRST Global & individual donors
2022
Aburi Girls Senior High School
COULD NOT TRAVEL
THEME
Carbon Capture
TEAM
9 students
WHEN
13–16 Oct
SPONSORS
Hon. Charles Adu-Boahen
2021
Aburi Girls Senior High School
36th of 177
THEME
Discover and Recover
TEAM
12 students
WHERE
Virtual
SPONSORS
FIRST Global, Twellium
FIRST Global Grand Challenge Award — second place in the Health category, in alliance with Belarus
2020
Methodist Girls' High School
77th of 175
THEME
Connecting Communities
TEAM
7 students
WHERE
Virtual
SPONSORS
FIRST Global
2019
Wesley Girls' & Methodist Girls'
140th of 189
THEME
Ocean Opportunities
TEAM
4 students
WHERE
Dubai, UAE
SPONSORS
Ministry of Education, GES
2018
Wesley Girls' Senior High School
COULD NOT TRAVEL
THEME
Energy Impact
TEAM
4 students
WHERE
Mexico City
SPONSORS
NCA, Lancaster University Ghana + others
2017
Archbishop Porter Girls School
66th of 163
THEME
Access to Clean Water
TEAM
6 students
WHERE
Washington D.C.
SPONSORS
FIRST Global