By Morkporkpor Anku
Accra, Nov. 27, GNA- Women In Tech Global is to empower five million women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) by 2030.
This will be done through impactful action in four core areas such as education, business, digital inclusion, and advocacy.
Madam Luvina Sandra Atsu, Chapter Ambassador, was speaking at the launch of the Women in Tech Ghana Chapter in Accra on the theme: “Mentoring the Next Generation of Leaders.”
The Ghana Chapter started operation in Ghana on June 3, 2024, with three Executive Members (a Chapter Ambassador and two Members), but currently has seven Executive Members, 137 members on its WhatsApp platform, with presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram as well.
Since its inception in 2018, Women in Tech Global has become the leading global organisation supporting women in STEAM.
It is to build a community where access to knowledge, innovation, and business opportunities is based on interest and ability and not gender and strengthen collaboration and teamwork among women, organisations, institutions, and businesses with a shared commitment to achieving the 2030 agenda and creating sustainable impact.
She said the organisation built skills and confidence, ensuring women were primed for success in the ever-evolving tech landscape.
Madam Atsu said they wanted a world where women and girls thrive in STEAM, shaping the future of technology with confidence and excellence.
She said due to a lack of mentorship, young people, particularly young girls, were unable to make decisions about their career paths and prevent them from receiving the proper coaching and direction.
The Chapter Ambassador emphasised the need for structured mentorship platforms to connect mentors and mentees, inspire future generations, and address the gender gap in technology.
She said though there were several women empowerment groups and non-profit organisations that provided mentorship opportunities to women and girls, there was also the need to have a larger and well-structured platform to connect mentors to mentees to inspire future generations.
She said Women in Tech provided the platform that most organisations could leverage, where they encouraged more collaborations among companies, institutions, and non-profit organisations to extend free and affordable educational resources, materials, and many more to the youth, especially women’s.
She said they would address gaps in technology in schools through partnerships, where they would organise AWS courses and IBM Skills Build programmes, workshops/outreach/training Programmes.
The Chapter Ambassador said for phase one (January to March 2025), they would organise digital literacy and basic programming for 50 participants, and for phase two (April to June 2025), there would be a web development and problem-solving event for 30 participants.
She said for phase three (July to September 2025), they would have data science and analytics for 30 participants, and for phase four (October to December 2025), they would have cloud computing and devOps for 30 participants.
“Phase Five (January to June 2026) will have advanced programming for 30 participants,” she added.
She urges stakeholders to join their efforts to create a world where women thrive in STEAM, shaping the future of technology with confidence and excellence.
She called on institutions, businesses, nonprofits, and other stakeholders to collaborate in extending affordable educational resources to youth, especially women.
GNA