How I Built “Project Access” — My Mission to Get My First Laptop as a Cybersecurity Student.

Karl Seyram — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 22:37:54 +0000

Hey everyone 👋🏽

My name is Karl Seyram, a student from Ghana passionate about cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and AI development.

For the past few months, I’ve been learning, building, and working on projects using a friend’s laptop — just trying to keep my dream alive.

Recently, I decided to take a step forward and build a small web project called Project Access — a simple donation platform I created myself, to raise funds for my first personal laptop 💻.

🚀 What I Built

I created Project Access using:

Next.js + Tailwind CSS for the frontend
Paystack for secure payments
Vercel for hosting
Real-time progress tracking (no mock data)

👉 Check it out here: Project Access

💡 Why I’m Doing This

Access to a personal laptop will allow me to:

Continue learning cybersecurity and ethical hacking
Build more open-source projects and share them with others
Contribute to Ghana’s growing tech community

I believe that every young African with access to technology can create impact — and this is my starting point.

How You Can Support

If you’d like to support me, you can:

Donate directly on my site → Donate
Share this post with your network
Or even drop advice, mentorship, or encouragement in the comments

I know this isn’t just about a laptop — it’s about access, opportunity, and community.

Every line of code I write brings me closer to my dream of protecting systems and building safer digital spaces for everyone.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for being part of this journey

*– Karl Seyram *

Cybersecurity Student | Dreamer from Ghana

Forem: Karl Seyram

How I Built “Project Access” — My Mission to Get My First Laptop as a Cybersecurity Student.

🚀 What I Built

💡 Why I’m Doing This

How You Can Support