I Didn’t Expect to Get Emotional Watching a Coding Class—But Here We Are
A few years ago, I walked into a room full of computers and girls in uniform, and something about the energy made me stop in my tracks. It wasn’t just the sound of typing or the glow of screens—it was the determination on their faces. You could literally feel the hunger to learn, to break barriers, to belong in a space that, for too long, told them they didn’t.
That moment came rushing back to me this week when I read that 1,000 girls in the Volta Region have just received ICT training.
One. Thousand. Girls.
That’s not just a number. That’s potential multiplied by a thousand. That’s a thousand stories being rewritten.
-You Don’t Just Teach Girls Tech—You Give Them Power
I’m not gonna lie… I used to think ICT training was just another buzzword thing. Like, “Oh great, more computers collecting dust in a classroom.” (Yeah, I said it.)
But in my experience, when it’s done right—when it’s paired with real mentorship, community support, and confidence-building—it becomes more than just coding.
It becomes freedom.
Girls who know how to build websites or troubleshoot networks don’t just learn how to use a computer. They learn how to solve problems, build businesses, freelance from home, teach others, and even help their moms run a more organized market stall.
And in a place like Volta, where opportunities can feel limited, that kind of skill? It’s gold.
-I Bet Some of These Girls Were Nervous At First
Let’s be real: Tech can be intimidating. Especially when you’ve grown up hearing that it’s a “guy thing.”
(Which is total crap, by the way.)
I imagine some of them walked into that training session thinking, “I’m not smart enough for this,” or “What if I break something?”
And now? Maybe one of them just built her first app. Maybe another figured out how to help her teacher organize school files using Excel. Maybe someone is dreaming of starting a digital business by the time she’s 18.
And that shift—from doubt to doing—is where the magic really happens.
-It’s Not Just About Skills, It’s About Visibility
You know what I’ve noticed lately? We talk a lot about empowering girls, but we don’t always show them what that looks like.
So when these 1,000 girls sit behind a screen, see women leading tech sessions, hear about female software engineers and data scientists, and feel seen in those stories? That’s when things start to change.
Because you can’t become what you never see.
-I Might Be Wrong, But…
I think if we keep doing more of this—intentional, inclusive, tech-focused training for girls in rural and underserved communities—we won’t just see more women in tech.
We’ll see stronger economies. Smarter schools. Healthier families. A more balanced future.
(And yeah, maybe fewer outdated assumptions about what girls “can” and “can’t” do.)
-So, What Now?
One thousand girls trained in ICT. That’s incredible. But also... what if we trained 10,000 next?
What if this wasn’t just a one-time project, but the beginning of a movement?
And here’s what I keep thinking:
What would Ghana look like if every girl had access to tech—not just for learning, but for dreaming?
I don’t know for sure. But I really want to find out.
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