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MY ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY THE SORONKO STORY. INTRODUCTION ROCKETMAN PACMAN THE BEGINNING.. Access to capital Lack of business skills No mentorship Poor negotiation skills Fueled with passion Thought leader in

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MY ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY

THE SORONKO STORY….

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INTRODUCTION

ROCKETMAN PACMAN

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THE BEGINNING…..

 Access to capital  Lack of business skills  No mentorship  Poor negotiation skills  Fueled with passion  Thought leader in women empowerment & technology  Family support  5 second shock reaction  Societal pressures and stereotypes

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 It is a mentorship program that teaches girls

from 6-18 years to LEAD and INNOVATE by coding and creating technology

 Tech Needs Girls is a movement to bridge

the gender gap in technology, to empower women and girls with problem solving and critical thinking skills to solve problems in the community they face everyday.

TECH NEEDS GIRLS

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OVERVIEW

STARTED OUR FIRST WEEKLY CODING CLASSES IN AN URBAN SLUM IN ACCRA

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ROLE MODELS

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IMPACT STORIES

12 of our Mentees got a full scholarship to Ashesi A mentee from Nima got a full scholarship to Legacy Girls Secondary School Mentees have started online business and foundations

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IMPACT STORIES

Rosemary Mettle Anku who has recently been awarded as an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society. Rosemary was introduced to technology as part of the Tech Needs Girls’ project (a project by Soronko Foundation to encourage more girls into technology). She now studies Management Information Systems at Ashesi University and her passion is to improve the lives

  • f the less privileged and underserved in society.
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CHALLENGES

Changing mindsets Offering more scholarships Attracting skilled trainers and

mentors

Creating Policy

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FUTURE IMPACT

 Train 100,00 women and girls through more outreach and putting

  • ur curriculum online

 Teach critical thinking and problem solving to young people to aid

them solve problems and become financially independent

 Solve the youth unemployment challenge with young people who

have employable skills or can start a business

 Bridge the gender gap in technology and have more women

create technology

 Create technology products that will be used by the world and

solve local problems

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 Soronko Academy  Website :- www.soronkoacademy.com  Mobile: +233 266076862

THANK YOU