Since 2012, Ghana’s Girls in ICT initiative has trained 17,981 girls and 1,792 ICT and STEM teachers, established 97 cyber labs, distributed 2,450 laptops, and refurbished several ICT laboratories in top-performing schools across the country.
The government says it remains committed to equipping girls and women with the digital skills needed to thrive in a fast-changing technology-driven world.
At the climax of the 2025 National Girls in ICT celebration held at the Franco Conference Hall in Wa, the Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, speaking on behalf of the sector minister, Hon. Samuel Nartey George, said the programme is a central part of Ghana’s digital transformation agenda.
He noted that emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, coding, data analytics, and the Metaverse are reshaping the global economy and that Ghana must ensure its youth are not left behind.
“This initiative is helping to build a new generation of confident, digitally skilled young women who can compete and innovate in the digital space,” he said.
The event, held under the theme “Girls in ICT for Inclusive Digital Transformation,” celebrated 1,000 girls who received two weeks of training in basic ICT, web development, cybersecurity, game and animation development, machine learning, and coding. The top 100 girls and 10 outstanding teachers were honoured with laptops and certificates, while trophies and cash prizes were presented to the top three performers.
As part of the celebration, the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) pledged to refurbish ICT labs in the award-winning schools.
The Deputy Minister also announced the Ministry’s ongoing One Million Coders Programme, launched by the President to train young people in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, and Cybersecurity. He called on parents, teachers, and the private sector to support the initiative to ensure its sustainability.
He expressed appreciation to the Ministry’s partners, including MTN, American Tower Corporation, GIFEC, and the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (GI-KACE), for their continued support.
“The government is determined to make digital literacy a right for every Ghanaian child, not a privilege,” he affirmed.
