Report by Ben LARYEA
A 21-year-old level 300 student from the University of Mines and Technology
(UMaT) Tarkwa in the Western Region has emerged as the overall winner of
Ms. Geek Ghana competition in Accra.
The competition seeks to empower young girls in the technology space by
supporting them to unearth and harness their potentials through innovation
and creativity.
It would be called that the Ministry of Communication and Digitalization
launched the Miss Geek Ghana 2024 competition aimed at empowering young
girls to exhibit their smart ideas and concepts to help address challenges in
the technology sector.
The competition witnessed 66 applications from girls age 13 to 21 with passion
in technology as 10 finalists were challenged to present creative and
innovation project such as e-waste, healthcare solutions among others.
Other participants include Elorm Richardson's " E-Waste Evolution", Leticia
Makafui Ahiamadzi' environmental risk management system and Hannabel
Opokuwaa Nyarko " Mother Care connect" a mobile app supporting maternal
and child health.
Speaking at the program, the Minister of Communications and Digitalization,
Mrs. Ursula Owusu – Ekuful said the country is well positioned in the digital
revolution and the ministry is putting in place the needed structures to
leverage young girls to have a deep stake in the digital sector which is a
fundamental necessity.
She however highlighted government commitment to the project as enshrined
in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 5 and explain that it is a
move to achieve gender equality for girls and women.
The Minister thus commended the participants for a good work done, saying
government will partner such projects to help address socio-economic
challenges in the fields of technology for the growth and development of the
country.
In a related development, Bubune Biana Bottozah was presented with a cash
price with fully paid trip to participate in the Miss Geek 2025 African contest.
she expressed her profound gratitude to the Ministry of Communication and
the Digitalization particularly Ursula Owusu – Ekuful for empowering young
girls to take up the challenge in the technology sector.
