When students from Kona District Assembly (D/A) Primary and Junior High School mounted the podium at the 2025 Ghana Robotics Competition (GRC), their victory told a bigger story of access, opportunity, and strategic investment in education. With just three days of preparation and competing for the first time, three students from the community of Kona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region emerged as the ultimate winners of the Techs League category of the GRC. The team comprised Austin Okra, aged 13 and a JHS 3 student, Godfred Ofori, aged 14 and also a JHS 3 student, and Victoria Tabi Boakye, aged 10 and a Primary 5 pupil. Their remarkable achievement was made possible through an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Smart Laboratory established in the Kona community in May 2024 by Newmont and the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation. The Techs League category of the competition is designed primarily for primary/basic level students. A Win Built on Opportunity The Kona team was coached...