<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Festus Boamah: Writing</title><description>Essays and tutorials on engineering, design and teaching.</description><link>https://festusboamah.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>I didn’t fall in love with tech by accident. I had access.</title><link>https://festusboamah.com/writing/i-had-access/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://festusboamah.com/writing/i-had-access/</guid><description>A phone I was allowed to explore, a laptop in Basic 4, and an internet café in Hohoe. Why early, guided exposure to technology changes lives, and the idea behind CodeNest.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Teaching</category><category>Digital literacy</category><category>CodeNest</category></item><item><title>What I took away from the Ghana Civil Society Forum 2026</title><link>https://festusboamah.com/writing/ghana-civil-society-forum-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://festusboamah.com/writing/ghana-civil-society-forum-2026/</guid><description>I represented COMoG at GCSF 2026 at Cedi Hall, University of Ghana. Two days on sustainable CSO financing, democratic partnerships, and using AI and cybersecurity responsibly in civil society.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Governance</category><category>Civil society</category><category>COMoG</category></item><item><title>PadHER: talking about periods in a Ho classroom</title><link>https://festusboamah.com/writing/padher-menstrual-hygiene-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://festusboamah.com/writing/padher-menstrual-hygiene-day/</guid><description>On World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026, COMoG and Z-Connect Network took our first PadHER project into two schools in Ho. 150 learners, open conversations, and sanitary pads for the girls.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Community</category><category>Health education</category><category>COMoG</category></item></channel></rss>