Regina Honu facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Regina Honu
Born	Regina Fremah Agyare Accra, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Education	Holy Child High School Ashesi University
Occupation	Social entrepreneur, software developer
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Founding the Soronko Academy
Awards	2017 Buffett Award for Emerging Global Leaders Women of Courage Award for Technology
Honours	BBC 100 Women of 2017

Regina Honu (born Regina Fremah Agyare) is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur and software developer. She started Soronko Solutions, a software company in Ghana. Regina Honu also opened Soronko Academy. This was the first school in West Africa to teach children and young adults computer coding and human-centered design.

Regina Honu has won many awards for her work. CNN named her one of 12 inspiring women in STEM. She was also recognized as one of the top women making a difference in African technology. Her story has been shared on platforms like CNN African Voices, BBC, and Aljazeera. She is seen as a leader who wants to help more young women get into technology.

Early Life and School

Regina Honu was born Regina Fremah Agyare. She went to Holy Child High School in Cape Coast for her secondary education. Later, she studied at Ashesi University. She was part of the class of 2005.

Making a Difference in Tech

What is Soronko Academy?

Regina Honu teaching girls how to code.

Regina Honu created the Soronko Foundation in 2012. This led to the opening of Soronko Academy in 2017. The academy teaches children and young adults in Ghana and West Africa about coding, IT skills, and human-centered design. The main goal of the academy is to help young people, especially girls and women. It gives them the technical and soft skills they need to succeed. This also helps close the gap between genders in the technology world. Soronko Academy was the first school of its kind in West Africa. By 2021, it had trained more than 20,000 women and girls.

Tech Needs Girls Movement

Regina Honu also started the Tech Needs Girls Ghana movement. This program encourages and trains more Ghanaian girls to study technology. It is well-known for teaching girls how to code. The Tech Needs Girls program works with Soronko Academy. Together, they have trained over 3,500 girls in Ghana and Burkina Faso.

Working with Others

In 2018, for World Autism Day, Regina Honu worked with Autism Ambassadors of Ghana. They held a special event to teach people about autism. During this event, they introduced an app called Autism Aid. This app helps families of children with autism find information and advice from experts.

Awards and Special Recognitions

Regina Honu has received many awards and honors for her work. Here are some of them:

• She is an Ashoka fellow.
• She is an Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow.
• She is a Mandela Washington Fellow (Young African Leaders Initiative).
• She is part of the World Economic Forum community of Global Shapers.
• She is a Vital Voices VV lead fellow. She is one of 100 amazing women in the Vital Voices Global Leadership Network.
• She is a GOOD Global Fellow.
• She is a change leader with Tigo Reach For Change.
• She won the 2017 Buffett Award for Emerging Global Leaders from Northwestern University.
• Coca-Cola honored her as one of 60 Young Achievers for her great work in technology.
• She also won the Big Six award from Coca-Cola Ghana for her amazing contributions to technology.
• In 2016, she won the Startup Entrepreneur of the Year award. Her organization also won the Social Enterprise Startup of the Year at the Ghana StartUp Awards.
• She won the JCI Ghana Outstanding Young Person award for her work in science and technology.
• Her organization was nominated for an editor's choice award at the Women in IT award in the UK.
• She was a finalist for the ITU African Digital Woman of the Year.
• She received a Women of Courage Award for Technology.
• She is on the advisory board for the UN Committee for the Rights of a Child. She helps update the Convention for the Rights of the Child for the digital age.
• Tech Needs Girls was honored at the 2014 Ghana CSR Diary Awards.
• She was named one of the 100 Women of the year 2017 by the BBC.

Images for kids

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  Regina Honu at the launch of Rama