"I honestly had no intention of going to work for the family winery. I studied medicine and I wanted to be a travelling doctor helping people all over the world, which I got to do somewhat. I did have a career as a doctor but always part-time because I was also working for the winery. When I was going to school, I didn’t think that people making wine were making a big difference in the world because, to me, those jobs were as a teacher, as a doctor – you had to be in service."

"“We make sure everyone is thinking about it all the time.”"

"I cannot tell you this by now."

"Unless you really are in the industry, there is no one to look up to in technology."

"More than that, it’s about equipping kids to cope in the 21st century,It’s about problem solving, analytical thinking and self-learning, as well as digital literacy. It means understanding how the internet works, how to get information from it, how to identify wrong and false information, how to keep your privacy and make sure your data is not being used. We think these are really important lessons, especially in this day and age."

"Who can solve the problem of a female if she cannot tell you the problem, and find her own solution?"

"My aim is to democratize technology."

"The girls get the coding education but also other skills and the necessary knowledge to keep themselves away from problems – or at least be aware enough to report them."

"Ethiopia’s youth have no lack of ideas, energy or ambition,but they can’t fulfil their potential alone. What we see in Ethiopia is a lack of co-creation centres where like-minded people can come together and create and innovate."

"The biggest thing we have in Africa is a young generation. So if we train the young generation in tech, we’ll be able to build something that is everlasting."

"Parents have an expectation of what you should be — if you’re a good student, you’re a doctor, you’re not an engineer or in the computer science field... They haven’t seen any female being in STEM and being successful."

"I think now they understand the value of the quality of the education that’s provided, and the enabling environment for entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. It’s a struggle every day, but we have seen a lot of progress."

"Teaching young girls coding and seeing them become confident and inspired reminded me of how I felt when I started coding."

"But the sad thing is, even if they want to, they won’t be able to apply it after they finish their high school education."

"It doesn’t matter if you went to a great university – what matters is if you have a computer, access to the internet and the drive to achieve."

"Technology inspires you. Having that feeling of freedom and being able to do something gives you that sense of accomplishment and that sense of accomplishment drives you to do more things that you love, more things that excite you."

"The boys imagine more, they want to do something that’s big and inspired, the girls they really want to help their community from the core."

"I, Estellina, the wife of my lord and husband, the honourable teacher master Abraham Conat (may he see offsprings and length of days, amen) wrote this Epistle on the Examination of the World with the assistance of the young man Jacob Levi from Tarascon in Provence, long may he live, amen"

"We aim to launch into 20 or more schools within the first quarter of 2016 reaching not less than 20,000 children."

"We are collaborating with their diplomatic missions in Ghana, as well as Ghana’s missions abroad, to gather relevant information on interested investors."

"We also hope to organise an inter school competition to see the impact of creativity, problem-solving and collaborative skills within our code club members."

"The GIPC is focusing on establishing the optimal investment environment as well as encouraging larger investments."

"Then if kids can get trained in the right skills, the country will breed more entrepreneurs, innovators and problem solvers who are needed in every ministry to develop logical thinking."

"Technology is the catalyst to development in every country so Ghana also needs to emphasise its importance and steer resources towards technological advancement."

"The best part of my job is being in the classroom with the kids feeling empowered that they have created things that can be used by another person from any part of the world."

"Every home should have access to a computer and the internet."

"From making known your intention to invest in Ghana through to business set-up, we accompany you all the way."

"We are also on the lookout for programmes that allow us to promote the country."

"We then hope to establish a training centre that will assist deprived children who in one way or another wish to participate in our code clubs but are unable to."

"In 2004 I was able to resign as a secretary, rent an office and eventually hire people to provide additional support."

"One day, when my boy was 5, I was searching the internet for a simple programming platform to start teaching him and came across a blog about kids learning to code in the UK and the kind of things they were building that triggered my enthusiasm for my inactive NGO."

"I was so grateful and so happy with my progress that I wanted to do something to empower others with the kind of skill set that got me this far."

"The GIPC is also celebrating corporate excellence and successful enterprise building through initiatives like the Ghana Club 100 awards."

"I practiced any time I got the chance and within weeks, I was designing my own websites."

"I got in touch with a web designer who for a small fee introduced me to the basics of HTML."

"I wanted Ghanaian kids to create the same exciting digital stuff kids in the developed world were creating."

"I registered the NGO, Healthy Career Initiative in 2007 with the objective of empowering students with the skill set they will need to thrive in the 21st century but unfortunately it remained relatively inactive due to my heavy workload."

"With more confidence in my skills, I took out a classified ad promoting myself as a virtual assistant and took on four clients, including one web-based telecom company in the USA."

"India accounted for the most projects, with nine, while Mauritius registered the largest project, at $100m."

"This passion emerged when I worked for an IT firm in Accra back in 2000 as a secretary."

"I admired the IT consultants so much, especially the only lady among them."

"Although fewer than in same period of 2013, the second quarter of 2014 saw 47 new investment projects registered with GHS42.68m ($16.27m) in initial capital transfers and a total estimated value of GHS1.01bn ($385.01m)."

"I remember I took home only about 10% of what the IT professionals earned at the time."

"I wanted to enroll on an HTML course (HTML is the standard coding language used to create webpages) but the little money I earned I used to take care of my siblings. Instead of waiting forever, I decided to teach myself any way I could."

"I put plans together and Ghana Code Club was born."

"The smiles on their faces make me feel wonderful and hopeful that these kids will go on to develop the digital footprint of Ghana and Africa and impact the world as a whole."

"I always dreamed of leading a team of IT professionals in creating cutting-edge solutions for Africa."

"Things like interactive stories, websites, games and animation."

"Under our investor relation services, we make sure that the business is smoothly established and all linkages to the various relevant government agencies are established."

"Part of our strategy for 2015 focuses on promotional efforts targeting specific investments from these countries."