Accra: TECHz Magazine – News Desk
Beneficiaries of Ghana’s Girls-In-ICT program recently acquired practical industry exposure during an Open Day at American Tower Corporation (ATC) Ghana in Accra, bridging the gap between theoretical classroom knowledge and real-world tech applications. Driven by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation, the initiative groups students to develop technology solutions aimed at solving practical, everyday challenges.
During recent hands-on sessions, participants engineered prototypes including a smart liquid-level assistant utilizing artificial intelligence to aid visually impaired individuals, an automated crane system, and an autonomous color sorter designed to categorize seeds based on ripeness. The young developers also built Python-based budget trackers, functional chatbots, a custom Rubik’s Cube solver, and a “human piano” using Makey Makey technology.
The partnership between the government, ATC Ghana, and organizations like Ghana Code Club has progressively scaled the technical complexity of the exposure provided to the young women. While the 2023 foundational cohort of 100 girls from the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo regions focused on cell site infrastructure tours, indoor network monitoring, and introductory coding, the advanced 2026 cohort has progressed to applied machine learning and hardware-software integration.
These Open Day events function as a core component of ATC Ghana’s broader Digital Communities sustainability project, which has successfully established ten fully equipped ICT learning centers across unserved and underserved Ghanaian communities. By providing direct mentorship from industry professionals and practical access to network operations centers, the program aims to close the gender skills gap and build a highly capable female workforce for Ghana’s rapidly expanding digital economy.
