
About Hayford Budu-Darko
Hayford Budu-Darko is the main brain behind webnation Africa. As a young and promising person in the world of content creating, he started Webnation Africa in the year 2017 to broadcast Africa and to change the negative narrative about Africa. Webnation seeks to portray Africa as it really is.
On his educational journey, he attended Aburi Presby Senior High School from 2010-2013 in Ghana. He pursued Bachelor of Information Technology in India from 2014-2017. In 2017, moved to China to study mechanical engineering in Shenyang Institute of Engineering.
After sometime Hayford changed course to work and follow his passion of making documentaries and promotional pieces of Africa. He was inspired to work with film when he travelled to India and China. During his stay in these countries, he realized people have been misinformed about Africa. This motivated him to bring Webnation Africa into being. His main aim of establishing Webnation Africa is to correct the misinformation created by the western media on Africa.
Travel
Travel around the world with us as we explore
Watch our interviews with diasporas
Get to know what is in and out of the continent
Walk around Ghana with us

Education
2010-2013
Aburi Presby Senior High Technical School
Course offered: Visual Arts.
Course description: It cuts across the General knowledge in Arts, Textiles, Graphic Design, Literature in English, Economics, Picture making, Sculpture, Ceramics, Leather work Basketry and French
2014-2017
Stratford University, India
Course offered: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.
Course description: It's the study of information technology.
2017-2020
Shenyang Institute of Engineering
Course offered: Mechanical Engineering.
Course description: The production of power-producing machines such as combustion engines ,electric generators etc.
Skills

Content creating

Video Editing

Videography

Creative directing

Cinematography

Colorist

Work History
Company: The Royal Sechci
Location: Akosombo, Eastern Region, Ghana.
- Worked as a creative director on the creation of the ads.
- Videographer on set.
- Managed the editing and completion of the ads.
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