Wadie Design Academy

Accra, Ghana
Intakes Jan / Apr / Sep 2027

Students celebrating and sharing their work during a WDA design workshop at Teshie Lekma JHS

WDA / Impact activations

Design
For All

Extending access to design education, creative tools and new possibilities for young people across the continent.

Schools / communities / Africa

Students collaborating during a WDA workshop at O'Reilly SHS
Students entering a classroom through green wooden shutters

Access creates
possibility.

A student presenting a completed design at a WDA school workshop

Beyond the core programme

WDA is committed to making design education accessible to all.

Through our impact activations, we contribute to schools across the continent, providing design education and resources to students who would otherwise have limited access to such opportunities.

By educating and inspiring young minds in underserved communities, we are investing in the future of African design and helping build a more inclusive creative economy.

Open the door.
Share the tools.
Grow the future.

Access

Bring practical design education to students who have had limited opportunities to explore the creative industries.

Resources

Give young people the tools, materials and guidance needed to turn curiosity into confident creative practice.

Opportunity

Help more emerging creatives see a place for themselves in the future of African design.

Help take design education further.

For workshop, school or community partnership enquiries, speak with the WDA team.

Students celebrating their work during a WDA school workshop
Design for allEducation / resources / opportunity