The Department of Computer Science at Ho Technical University (HTU) has brought yet another honour to the University after two student teams excelled in the national Code4Care Challenge organised by DKT International for universities across Ghana.
Under the guidance of Mr. Noble Kuadey, a lecturer in the Department, the teams — DevSuite and KasaEd+ — participated in the competition in November 2025. At the prize ceremony held in February 2026, team DevSuite, made up of Constantina Etornam Afi Agbenorworlawoduga, Gabriel Demordzie Asampana, Sadick Issaka, Daniel Gbegbeawu, and Emmanuel Kafui Edzie, emerged first nationwide, winning GH¢50,000 and a contract to further develop their chatbot solution on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). KasaEd+ also distinguished itself, placing third and receiving GH¢5,000 for participation.
The victorious teams later in March 2026 presented their awards to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ben Honyenuga, and his Management team, led by their Head of Department, Prof. John Coker Ayimah.
The Vice-Chancellor commended the students and their coaches for the remarkable feat, encouraging them to sustain the momentum for future contests. He further assured Management’s commitment to provide the needed facilities and logistics to enhance hands facilities and logistics to enhance hands-on training for students.
The Head of Department also expressed appreciation to the Vice-Chancellor and his team for their continuous support and encouragement to the department in participating in such competitions.
The students also shared their experiences, noting how the challenge improved their teamwork and collaboration.
The Code4Care Challenge tasked participants to design chatbot-based solutions that provide young people with confidential and accessible information on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
This success strengthens HTU’s reputation as a centre for nurturing innovative computing talent that applies technology to solve real societal problems.