NUGS WOCOM ICT PROGRAM PROGRAM

The Women's Commission of the National Union of Ghana students on Monday the 25th of March  & Tuesday the 26th of March 2014 organized a Two- day ICT TRAINING workshop for institutions in the 3 northern regions and the Ashanti region.

The ICT training was facilitated by the Kofi Annan ICT Center and the MTN Ghana Foundation.

The training was held at the Tamale Polytechnic ICT centre with a total number of 120 ladies from 6 institutions namely Tamale poly, School of Hygiene Tamale, Nursing & Midwifery training Tamale, UDS Tamale Campus, UDS Nyankpala, Dabokpa Technical Institute, UEW kumasi campus and some SHS Students from the Tamale poly non-tertiary institution

The program kick started with a welcome address from Miss Patience Annankra the Nugs Women's Commissioner.

For the first session the students were taken through the internet operations and how to use the internet effectively to support their education.

At the end of the training the trainees were grouped into mini groups of 3 persons and tasked to use the internet to research on social issues affecting women like maternal mortality in the north,the importance girl child education & the MDG Goals and made presentations to the class.

The Director General of the Kofi Annan ICT centre Ms Dorothy Gordon addressed the trainees at the end of the session via SKYPE and gave them a solidarity message from the centre and commended the NUGS WOCOM for the good work done.

At the end of the two- Day Training the commission expressed it's gratitude to the Kofi Annan ICT centre and the MTN Ghana foundation, the Women's Commissioner of the host school and all the institutions that were present, the USAG president Ms. Latifa Jasaw and the Director of Kofas Media Mr Kofi Asamoah and everybody who played a role in ensuring the success of the program.

And encouraged the institutions in Southern Ghana not to miss the opportunity when the commission extends the training to the south.

By Iris Kwafo-Mensah