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Princess Kumi wins Girls in ICT competition

Eleven years old Princess Kumi, a pupil of Prang Roman Catholic Primary School in the Pru West District, has been adjudged the winner of the Bono East Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) competition.

Date Created : 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com

Princess was originally not selected amongst the 1000 girls to be trained in the region but for her perseverance, she replaced another on health grounds.

Princess, who was speaking in an interview said: "With my dream to become a programmer, there was no way I would miss this opportunity. When I learned my elder sister, Tabitha Kumi had been selected to take part in the Girls in ICT program."

“I quickly went to my teacher and told her to allow me to join. I was so happy when I was called to replace a girl who could not make it. I knew it was my time and here I am the winner of the 2022 Bono East Girls in ICT Program”, she added.

“I think I deserve a standing ovation" she stressed.

On the part of the Communications and digitalization Minister, Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful noted that this year's Girls in ICT initiative seeks to train 5000 girls and 500 ICT/STEM teachers in the Bono East, Bono, Ahafo, Savannah and Northern Region.

According to her, the Ministry through the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) is implementing the Rural Telephony and Digitalization Inclusion Project which will construct 2,016 rural sites for voice and data nationwide to aid in accessing ICT.

"In bridging the ICT gap, it is absolutely crucial that we learn how to utilize digital infrastructure, applications and systems in a secure manner, and protect our cyber space and citizens as a nation" Mrs Owusu-Ekuful added.