MTN proud of "digital maidens" in Savannah region

 

MTN Ghana says it is proud to be associated with the 1000 girls who have been given digital training in the Savannah region under the Girls in Information Communication Technology programme being spearheaded by Ghana's Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation. 

This is according to a Senior Manager in charge of customer retail experience at MTN, Adwoa Baah-Obeng who was a representative of MTN Ghana at the Savannah Regional Girls in ICT Day held in Damongo on Tuesday May 9, 2023.

MTN is one of the organisations partnering the Ministry of Communications every year to inspire and encourage girls to pursue a future in ICT.

Under the initiative, the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation in 2023 is training 5000 girls from five regions in Information Communication and Technology (ICT).

The regions are Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, Savannah and Northern Region.

Speaking at the Girls in ICT Day to mark the end of the training of 1000 girls for the Savannah region in Damongo, Mrs. Baah-Obeng said "MTN is proud of our thousand digital maidens who have just completed their vocational skills training ICT."

 

Adwoa Baah-Obeng also disclosed that MTN is partnering with the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation to construct an ICT hub in Ghana's national capital, Accra. 

The US$25 million project will provide an avenue to sustain the development of Ghana's ICT aspirations. 

Mrs Baah-Obeng said MTN Ghana was looking forward to seeing the 1000 girls trained in ICT in the region make use of the hub to create solutions and innovations that will transform Ghana 

"We look forward to seeing all these talented girls utilise the ICT hub and other associated facilities to create solutions and innovations that will transform Ghana."

The training of the girls in ICT is aimed at giving the girls the opportunity to explore the world of technology, through the creation of websites, computer games, interactive arts, mobile apps and animation stories, using various programming languages.