#Hack Cape Coast 2024

Challenge# 1. STATE OF THE GOSPEL IN NORTHERN GHANA

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Challenge Tagline: There is a need for a system (repository website) to help know at a glance the state of missions activities in Northern Ghana in relation to reached and unreached areas.

Challenge Description

Individuals, groups, Churches and para-church organizations are working towards the fulfillment of the Great Commission. However, there is no known tactical coordination among churches and Christian organizations concerning which communities have been reached and which others are unreached in Northern Ghana.

Background

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is being preached across the country through various strategies by various groups. There is increasing awareness on the need to reach Northern Ghana and Muslims in general to curtail the radical spread of Islam and the Islamic agenda.

Key milestones:

  • The Great Commission Movement, West Africa, started the "Go North" Campaign in 2006, dubbed the Battle for Africa.
  • Recently, many individuals, groups, churches and organizations are hearing God in like manner and Going North to reach the unreached and unengaged.
  • Today, many groups, including Student denominations during Vacations, are taking faith steps to go to the North.

Hard Skills Needed

  • Web designing
  • Google analytics
  • Database management

Soft Skills Needed

  • Project management
  • Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Tech writing

Challenge Lead Contact Information

Name: Kumah Doe

Email: kumah.doe@gcmghana.org

Social Media: Kumah Doe

Requirements/Constraints

The Problem

Even though Ghana Evangelism Committee has worked over the years on the religious demographics for Ghana, there is not yet an African application or platform that allows Christians, churches and evangelism groups to know at a glance the state of the Gospel at the North.

The Solution

Develop a platform (possibly a website to start with) that will allow Christians to record (in all formats) locations where missions activities have taken place in the North and where there is still need. The site could be or have an interactive Ghana or Northern Ghana map.

Target Users

Missionaries, church leaders, students, leaders, every Christian.

Infrastructure Requirements

  • Cloud storage
  • Hardware
  • Hosting
  • Domain

Due Diligence

Existing resources:

  • Prayercast.com - Shows the percentage and geographic location of people in various religions
  • Joshuaproject.net - Has historical data on the state of the Gospel in Ghana

Expectation

By the end of the #HACK there should be a system that allows Christians and the body of Christ to track the progress of Missions activities in Ghana and West Africa. And that there is a possible set of guidelines or protocol on central coordination and how groups/churches could be contacted to partner in updating the site and how they do so.

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