GIFEC Equips 30 Northern Region Women with ICT Skills to Bridge Gender Digital Divide

Thirty women from various communities in the Northern Region have completed a two-week intensive Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training of Trainers (ToT) programme organized by the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC).

The initiative, held in Sagnarigu, forms part of GIFEC’s broader digital inclusion agenda, which aims to empower women with digital skills and reduce the gender gap in the ICT sector. The programme concluded on Tuesday with a renewed call for the beneficiaries to use their newly acquired knowledge to impact their communities.

Addressing participants at the closing ceremony, Madam Francisca Adjei, Head of Corporate Affairs at GIFEC, encouraged the women to embrace their new roles as technology leaders and community change-makers. “You have not only gained digital skills, but you have also prepared yourselves as digital ambassadors. This is how we bridge the gender divide in ICT,” she said.

“I commend GIFEC for this initiative and also thank our partners and stakeholders for taking you through this journey over the past two weeks.”

Madam Adjei further urged the women to carry out their responsibilities confidently and purposefully. “You are now trainers,” she emphasized. “You are going to make meaningful contributions to your societies.”

Participants expressed heartfelt appreciation to GIFEC for the opportunity, describing the training as life-changing. They pledged to apply their skills to support digital growth in their local communities and justify the investment made in their development.

The ICT Training of Trainers programme is a key component of GIFEC’s mission to ensure that underserved and marginalized populations—especially women—are included in Ghana’s digital transformation journey.