Ghanaian Vice President Opoku-Agyemang calls for expanded digital opportunities for girls — MyJoyOnline

Ghanaian Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang called for girls and young women to be given equal opportunities to participate in the country’s digital future. She spoke at the graduation ceremony for the fifth cohort of the Tech4Girls programme of the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa Foundation in Accra on September 29, MyJoyOnline reports.

This year, 80 young women completed the programme. The ceremony was also part of events marking the 10th anniversary of the HACSA Foundation. According to Opoku-Agyemang, digital skills are becoming increasingly important as technology transforms education, employment, business and other sectors of the economy.

Training for the digital economy

The Tech4Girls programme provides training in coding, artificial intelligence, digital literacy, web development and cybersecurity. It also helps participants transition to internships.

The Vice President said HACSA’s activities are part of broader efforts to develop digital skills among Ghanaian youth. According to her, the government is working with the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to expand basic digital training.

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Programmes for girls and people with disabilities

Opoku-Agyemang also mentioned the Girls in ICT programme, which introduces girls to coding, animation and computer technology. She said a new partnership with Huawei is to provide artificial intelligence training for 3,000 girls under this programme. According to her, the initiative is also expected to create a pathway for participants to the state One Million Coders programme.

“Girls must have an equal place in this world,” the Vice President said. She added that the government is working with higher education institutions to expand One Million Coders, and 50,000 places have been reserved within the programme for people with disabilities. The programme includes training in coding, cybersecurity and data analysis, among other areas.

The Vice President urged the graduates to apply the skills they had gained to solve practical problems in their communities, including in agriculture, healthcare, education and governance.