About Her:
Anne Amuzu-Ewoenam is a Ghanaian technology entrepreneur; a young, dynamic and vibrant woman who has created a niche for herself in the ICT sector. In 2014 she was ranked on Forbes’s list, as one of the 10 female tech founders to watch in Africa.
Anne is popular as being the co-founder of Nandimobile; a company that develops software that enables companies to deliver customer support and information via mobile phones.
She studied Computer Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. She holds a certificate in Software Entrepreneur from Ghana Meltwater Entrepreneurial school of Technology (MEST).
Her Work:
She co-founded Nandimobile in 2010 with other two students from MEST called Michael Dakwa and Edward Amartey-Tagoe. The software company was launched to serve technological needs of organizations and businesses in Ghana. She said this of the development process, “It was a long process. We went through a lot of refinements, so by the time the actual product was out, it was something people wanted. So yeah that has been the trend. We have been very, very big on getting feedback from our customers since they are the ones going to use it."
In 2010, Nandimobile’s maiden product 'Gripeline' was said to solve a world wide problem and was awarded the Best Business at the Rising Talent launch conference in San Francisco. Nandimobile has gone on to win various other awards within and outside Ghana. Anne has also graced panels across several continents.
Anne Amuzu-Ewoenam was also part of the team that developed an app called Keni. Keni helps to give people an easy access to varieties of essential services like banks and ATM's, fuel stations, health services, pharmacies and shops in Ghana.
Miss Amuzu was part of the #IlooklikeanEngineer campaign on social media. The campaign sought to bring gender disparity and sexism in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to the fore of discussions.
Miss Anne also volunteers to teach young Ghanaians how to write code.
In 2013, she was selected for the Annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Programme.
Why TechHer Loves Her:
All of man’s effort since creation is to make life much more easier. Anne's creations make it easier for people within and outside Ghana to send information literally with a few taps on a phone. We are also really excited with the work she does standing up for women working in the industry and training others not only to be there, but as better versions of themselves.
She says, “There’s no female brain and male brain, we are all persons not just gender. Career and professions don’t have gender. It’s about your ability, not your gender. So if there is something you can do, you don’t have to look at who is in there. They are human beings just like you.”
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About Her:
Rasheeda Mandeeya Yehuza is a 25 year old Ghanaian software engineer currently working at VOTO Mobile. VOTO mobile is a company that provides an avenue for the voice of the under-heard and under-represented to be amplified via a mobile phone notification and survey platform.
She was exposed to computers at the tender age of 8 while growing up in Ghana. She followed up on her passion to become an expert in the field of computing and leverage on technology in providing innovative solutions to tech related problems.
Rasheeda Yehuza graduated with a B.Sc in Computer Science from the Kwame Nkurumah University of Science and Technology in 2013. She’s currently an Mphil student of computer science also at the Kwame Nkurumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Her Work:
Rasheeda is an innovative woman and has contributed greatly to the emerging tech sphere of Ghana.
In October 2011, she created Snapso Shutdown Manager; a windows program that allows you to set the time you would want your computer to shut down, restart, hibernate or log off.
In November of the same year, she created the SnapSo web browser. The browser does pretty much what every other browser can do.
Rasheeda Yehuza, alongside, Tagoe Ronald, Samuel Nana Twum Quansah, Alloysius Attah, Francis Addai, Robert Okine, Christopher Amanor, Godfred Aboagye, Anthony Acquah and Pierre Brunache Jr created a windows 8 and windows phone app for mFriday – A mobile and web laboratory in Ghana.
Between January 2012 – May 2012, she built Buju Hunt Game; a role-playing 3D game for her computer science mini project while in her 3rd year in the University.
From September 2012 – April 2013, she created SmartTxT; her final year computer science project. SmartTxt helps to improve information dissemination among students and lecturers, professors, lecturers and administration on campus.
Between October 2012 – 2014, she co- founded Click Trade Ghana with Christopher AmanorShe. This is an online platform which connect buyers and sellers in Ghana. She also managed the product’s development, direction, team and business strategy.
In June 2013, she Co-founded Tech Needs Girls Ghana. Tech Needs Girls is an annual interactive one-day workshop for girls in Senior Secondary Schools in Ghana. The essence of this workshop is to teach girls how to develop mobile and web applications and also interact with software that helps them understand STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education).
In August 2013, she founded Nasara Tech Ltd. She worked as Technology Lead at the Kumasi based firm in Ghana. Her achievements and job roles include setting up the strategy and vision for the tech firm, crafting viable strategies in marketing and sales of Nasara Tech’s products. She also maintained the company’s websites and products and helped to manage the technical especially on website development.
In May 2015, she worked with Wendel Laryea to create the Nasara Election System; a web-based election system that electronically simulates electrical voting processes.
Since May 2013 – present, she has been working as a software engineer at VOTO Mobile in Ghana. She is responsible for designing web-front end components, managing frequent VOTO’s bi-weekly sprint testing and release process and programme web applications to run the VOTO system. She also develops computer interfaces to run the GSM mobile telephone system. She was among the team at VOTO that invented a technology which provides interactive voice content surveys in local dialect.
Here are her achievements and awards:
Rasheeda Yehuza despite her busy schedules is also actively involved in youth development in Ghana. She is an organizer, mentor and member of GhanaThink Foundation Program; a youth led NGO focused on harnessing diverse talents of Ghanaians at home and diaspora.
Why TechHer Loves Her:
She is a young lady who loves using technology to solve complex problems.
The achievements of Mark Zuckerberg and sheer passion in helping more women to understand technology in Ghana are some of the things that have inspired Rasheeda Yehuza. She excels not only with technology but also with bringing other young women on board.
Her story is truly an interesting one for us to learn from and we hope you will start turning your inspirations into worthwhile activities.
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