Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister, Visits Ashanti Region Girls-In-ICT Training Facilities

As part of the initiative’s continued efforts, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, has visited Girls-In-ICT training centres in the Ashanti Region to interact with participants.

During her tour, she went to five training facilities: Adventist Senior High School at Bantama, Serwaa Nyarko Senior High School at Dichemso, Kumasi Anglican Senior High School at Amakom, Pentecost Senior High School at Suame, and Kumasi Senior Technical School at Nhyiaeso.

In partnership with MTN Ghana, GIFEC, Kofi Annan I.C.T. Training Centre, the Girls-In-ICT program seeks to close the gender gap in technology and encourage more young women to seek jobs in the ICT industry.

Modules covering Introduction to Computer Programming, Cyber Security, Game Development, Animation, Coding, Scratch, and Website Design are all included in the training.

In her interactions with the students, Minister Owusu-Ekuful urged them to aim high and work towards exceeding expectations.

She asserted that knowledge is power and underlined the value of broadening their knowledge by studying a variety of topics.

She urged the girls to use online educational resources and suggested that they devote more of their time to learning activities than to other activities.

The Ghana Knowledge and Skills Bank (GKSB) was also presented to the attendees by the Minister.

With cooperation from MTN and funding from the World Bank, this extensive digital portal provides more than 5 million online library archives, educational materials, and tools for students at all educational levels, including basic, tertiary, and vocational training.

In accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Four, Minister Owusu-Ekuful emphasised that the GKSB is the second of its kind in Africa, after Egypt, and seeks to deliver inclusive and equitable quality education.