Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Interview with Nathaniel Padi - A 14 year old mobile entrepreneur in Ghana.
Nathaniel walked into Mobile Web Ghana Lab in early October 2012 and asked us
if we could help him develop a mobile version of a software he had created with his
friend. We are amazed about this young entrepreneur, so much that we decided to
create this interview about him. Interestingly, he wanted to sell his app in order to
raise money to buy himself a laptop.
Female technology entrepreneur in Ghana - featuring Regina Agyare
Regina Agyare was the first female IT at an international bank in accra before
leaving in 2012 to start her own business, Soronko Solutions
Female Teachers Using Technology Fellowship
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| FTUT logo Photo credit: savana Signatures |
The Female teachers Using Technology Fellowship has been initiated by Savana Signatures to promote female participation in ICTs. Each year, applications would be open to female teachers to apply. 10 Applicants would be selected each year for the fellowship and they would mentor young female students in their schools while they acquire ICT pedagogical skills to enable them use technology to prepare and deliver their lessons.
http://projects.connect4change.nl/en/project/304/update/7644/
Young People Commemorate WAD in Nalerigu
Two Junior High Schools in Nalerigu in northern Ghana test their knowledge in
sexual reproductive health and HIV/AIDS issues during a quiz competition to
mark World AIDS Day.
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| A scene of the interactive drama during the durbar to mark World AIDS Day |
Hundreds of young people commemorate World AIDS Day (WAD) in Kolinvai, a farming community in Nalerigu in Northern Ghana. The event to mark the day was organized by the Association of Church-based Development NGOs (ACDEP) in collaboration with the Baptist Medical Centre (BMC).
Activities marking the day included a radio discussion, quiz
competition, interactive drama and a grand durbar of young people and
adult community members. The durbar was enlivened with cultural drumming
and dancing by sons and daughters of Nalerigu.
The global theme for the Day is: “Getting to Zero”, while the
national theme is: “Ghana towards an HIV free generation through PMTCT,
safe sex and Stigma reduction”.
This is the second time that ACDEP is organising this event to create
and deepen awareness on sexual and reproductive health issues and
provide an opportunity for young people to celebrate life and unite in
the fight against HIV; show their support for people living with HIV and
AIDS and to commemorate people who have died through AIDS.
ACDEP’s decision to support young people to commemorate the day is in
fulfilment of a statement Mr. Malex Alebikiya, Executive Director of
ACDEP made during the 2013 event in Tamale, where he declared: “Part of
the decision of organizing this event is sustainability. It only makes
sense to organize this event if we believe there is a future for it. And
we think there is.” The 2013 event was organised with support from IICD
/ volunteers of the WoD programme.
The commemoration of the 2014 World AIDS Day event was made possible
by our partners: Connect4Change, Baptist Medical Centre, Ghana Health
Service, Ghana AIDS Commission, the East Mamprusi District Assembly and
the traditional authorities.
http://projects.connect4change.nl/en/project/1268/update/7691/
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