Women Academics From Ghana

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

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

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

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

"I got into the STEM field because I started working as a secretary and fell in love with Information Technology."

"They offer policy guidelines and directions to support and broaden the national policy agenda through the hospitality industry."

"The country also placed second in Africa and 10th in the world in The Economist’s 2013 list of fastest-growing economies."

"At this stage investment activity from Brazil and other South American countries remains relatively limited."

"The country can support investment outside of these hubs and spread industry throughout the country by putting in place critical infrastructure in these areas. ‎*Ghana can strengthen its investment promotion strategies in targeted sectors and industries that have a comparative advantage in areas outside of Accra, Tema and Takoradi."

"This can be done in a few key ways."

"The government has already put in place location based incentives for companies that invest inside and outside regional capitals."

"Gold refining in the Ashanti Region, rice milling in the northern region or tourism training in the central region."

"As a secretary i was earning only 10% of the salary of an IT Consultant, so i made used of the technology tools available and slowly with the guide of some professionals, i got equipped with the right technology skill sets and within months, I established a career in STEM."

"We lack a lot of resources that can enable us to scale and tinker a lot."

"We have learnt to overcome them by introducing more computer science unplugged activities."

"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."

"Being a co winner of the Reach for Change and Tigo’s Digital Change maker’s award in 2016 is another achievement."

"Being named as one of the 100 inspirational women in the world by BBC in 2015 is a great achievement."

"Empowering over 10,000 elementary school children with basic programming skills in Ghana directly or indirectly is another great achievement."

"When i started family, it was difficult to put projects together without interruptions."

"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."

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

"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."

"I got married and had children and things slowed down even further as I realized I needed to work from home and be there for my kids when they needed me."

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

"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."

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

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

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

"Political stability and streamlined investment procedures, Ghana possesses a robust legal and regulatory framework."

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

"Transferability of payments for loan servicing in the case of foreign loans and royalties and other fees in respect of technology transfer transactions."

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

"GIPC engages with all governmental agencies at various levels to provide support to the foreign investor."

"Key among these institutions are the National Development Planning Commission."

"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)."

"This is to those investors who are looking for the right local partners to implement their project."

"We encourage local entrepreneurs by finding them the right foreign partners in order to create growth."

"Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, which is the basic framework for the governance of the country, offers guarantees of protection to investors and their investments."

"Ghana can boast of a premier location to do business on the African continent."

"The GIPC is mandated to encourage and promote investments in the Ghanaian economy through the negotiation of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITS) with interested countries."

"I will take this opportunity to invite potential investors from all over the world."

"Investors in Ghana have recorded average profits in excess of 35 per cent of their total investments."

"When I am not working, I hang out with my son. We enjoy travelling, especially going to the beach, and going to music concerts and festivals. Our favourite trips have been to Barbados and to Prince Edward Island."

"I was born in Barbados. My father was from Barbados and was a math professor with a PhD in the area of math called group theory. My mother was a teacher from Ghana. My father studied in the UK and first worked in Ghana, where he met my mother, then eventually moved back to the Caribbean where I was born and grew up. I also lived in Ghana and in the UK before moving to Canada."

"My main interest is in geophysical fluid dynamics, which is the study of the movement of air and water in the atmosphere and oceans. I am particularly interested in understanding how waves in the atmosphere interact and affect the general circulation of the atmosphere and influence weather and climate."

"I teach undergrad and grad mathematics courses, I do scientific research, I supervise grad students’ research, and I have some administrative duties in my department and university and within the larger scientific community. I am an applied mathematician, so my research involves using mathematical and computational methods to solve problems in science."

"I decided to make a career teaching mathematics when I was about 4 years old. It is the only career I ever considered. As a teacher who also grew up in a family of teachers, my mother noticed and encouraged my interest in mathematics from a very early age."

"Despite a challenging legal and policy environment that exists around SRH in many countries, I have the privilege, as director of SRH/HRP at WHO to work with an amazing team that continues to generate new knowledge, provide evidence- backed guidance and work with dedicated professionals in partner countries and organizations to contribute to supporting SRHR."