Skip to content

Ernestina Edem Appiah Quotes

Random Ernestina Edem Appiah quote

38 quotes

I also saw for myself whilst working as a secretary that, all the IT consultants were really being paid well.

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

I had to work extra hours both day and night to make up.

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.

The best part of my job is being in the classroom with the kids feeling empowered that they have created things that can be used by another person from any part of the world.

Then if kids can get trained in the right skills, the country will breed more entrepreneurs, innovators and problem solvers who are needed in every ministry to develop logical thinking.

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

I practiced any time I got the chance and within weeks, I was designing my own websites.

We aim to launch into 20 or more schools within the first quarter of 2016 reaching not less than 20,000 children.

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

Kids need new skills to prepare them for a successful career in the future but the current ICT (Information Communications Technology) curriculum does not include them which is quite alarming.

We then hope to establish a training centre that will assist deprived children who in one way or another wish to participate in our code clubs but are unable to.

Technology is reinventing the world.

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.

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

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.

I put plans together and Ghana Code Club was born.

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.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ernestina Edem Appiah (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.