The Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory in collaboration with the KNUST Photonics Student Chapter participated in an educational outreach session at RIGWorld in Takoradi on 25th October, 2025. This initiative formed a part of RIGWorld’s annual community support programme which offers learning opportunities and essential resources to children from orphanages and other communities.
A group of fourty children from REMAR Ghana (Children Home and Rehabilitation Center) ranging from primary school to senior high school levels between the ages of ten and eighteen attended the session. The objective of the outreach was to inspire their interest in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics with a focus on basic photonics concepts.
The session which lasted for one hour and thirty minutes, was designed to be practical and interactive. The team introduced the children to the working principles of microscopes, telescopes, and periscopes. The children also explored how lenses function to magnify or extend vision and had the opportunity to interact directly with optical instruments.
They were further introduced to selected photonics topics including fibre optics and light behaviour. Demonstrations involved the use of colour filters and the properties of light in different media which strengthened their curiosity about the scientific applications of photonics. The children expressed much excitement and asked questions throughout the demonstrations as they engaged with the experiments.
This collaboration between the Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory and RIGWorld Ghana contributed to promoting early awareness of STEM among young learners. It encouraged critical thinking creativity and scientific exploration among the participants and emphasized the value of outreach and community engagement in shaping future scientists and innovators.
The Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory expresses appreciation to RIGWorld Ghana for the invitation and remain committed to supporting educational initiatives that promote STEM and photonics across Ghana.
